noun
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a sanitary fitting, esp one fixed to a wall, used by men for urination
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a room containing urinals
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any vessel for holding urine prior to its disposal
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Etymology
Origin of urinal
1225–75; Middle English < Old French < Late Latin ūrīnāle, neuter of ūrīnalis of urine. See urine, -al 2
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The piece proved an immediate hit, with critics comparing it to ready-made master Marcel Duchamp’s 1917 porcelain urinal, “Fountain.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Each of the units, known as Thrones, includes a toilet, an urinal and a sink with an ADA-accessible ramp.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2025
The space, which also featured vintage saloon art, was small but cozy, comfortably holding about 10 to 15 people and boasting its own bathroom, complete with a urinal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 18, 2025
His inquest heard it took two hours for a crane to arrive to lift the urinal off him.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2025
He took the urinal stall on the left.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
There are a total of 12 men's toilets with 67 stalls and urinals across the building, according to local media reports.
From BBC ● Jan. 1, 2026
I base this not on any grand political theory but on how many times I stood next to members of Congress at urinals at DCA during my years living in D.C.
From Slate ● Nov. 7, 2025
Bathrooms, featuring 1,100 toilets and urinals, are strategically placed throughout the concourse, with no more than 100 feet separating them, according to estimates from staff, guaranteeing fewer butts on toilets and more butts in seats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2024
With residents banned from cooking in city shelters, some prepared meals in a nearby public restroom, slicing raw meat on the men’s room sink next to the urinals and toilet stalls.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2024
That dormitory had once been coeducational, there were still urinals in one of the washrooms on our floor.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
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