rest room

or rest·room

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noun

rooms or a room having a washbowl, toilet, and other facilities for use by employees, visitors, etc., as in a store, theater, or office.

Origin of rest room

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

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Examples from the Web for restroom

Contemporary Examples

She laughs as she recalls using the restroom in the Seoul airport.
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October 31, 2014
Women, young ladies and little girls deserve to use the restroom or any other facility in peace and safety.
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August 19, 2014
Then, she puts her hand down his pants and whispers, “Meet me in the restroom in sixty seconds.”
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May 19, 2014
I went to the restroom, and when I came back, she had his cellphone and was standing up at the table.
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September 5, 2013
Dismuke was discovered shot in the chest in the restroom of an abandoned gas station in January 1984.
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Christine Pelisek
November 3, 2011

Historical Examples

The attendant was standing at the counter when Nick came out of the restroom.
The Sex Life of the Gods
Michael Knerr
The appearance and atmosphere of the restroom should banish the dull sense of drudgery and evoke the gentler side of life.
Papers and Proceedings of the Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of the American Library Association Held at Ottawa, Canada June 26-July 2, 1912
Various
Mrs. Kennedy had at that point gone into the restroom adjacent to the bedroom in the compartment.
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The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
The restroom and the kitchenette are now so generally established as to be past the stage of argument.
Papers and Proceedings of the Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting of the American Library Association Held at Ottawa, Canada June 26-July 2, 1912
Various
"When are you going to get that monstrosity out of our restroom," the little redhead in green coveralls was demanding.
Police Operation
H. Beam Piper

British Dictionary definitions for restroom

rest room

noun

a room in a public building having lavatories, washing facilities, and sometimes couches

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Word Origin and History for restroom

n.

also rest-room, 1897, as a room with a toilet, from rest (n.1) + room (n.).

rest room

or rest·room

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Examples from the Web for restroom

Contemporary Examples

She laughs as she recalls using the restroom in the Seoul airport.

Women, young ladies and little girls deserve to use the restroom or any other facility in peace and safety.

Then, she puts her hand down his pants and whispers, “Meet me in the restroom in sixty seconds.”

I went to the restroom, and when I came back, she had his cellphone and was standing up at the table.

Dismuke was discovered shot in the chest in the restroom of an abandoned gas station in January 1984.

Historical Examples

The attendant was standing at the counter when Nick came out of the restroom.

The appearance and atmosphere of the restroom should banish the dull sense of drudgery and evoke the gentler side of life.

Mrs. Kennedy had at that point gone into the restroom adjacent to the bedroom in the compartment.

The restroom and the kitchenette are now so generally established as to be past the stage of argument.

"When are you going to get that monstrosity out of our restroom," the little redhead in green coveralls was demanding.

rest room

Word Origin and History for restroom

n.

Origin of rest room