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
Etymology
Origin of urinal
1225–75; Middle English < Old French < Late Latin ūrīnāle, neuter of ūrīnalis of urine. See urine, -al 2
Example Sentences
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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
Di Fabrizio accused him of missing the urinal and peeing on them at the Oscars.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025
Like guys shouldn’t ever talk at the urinal.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2024
The engineer, from Beckenham in south-east London, was left trapped underneath the telescopic urinal, which dropped on him while he was working on the device, last February's inquest was told.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2024
At our first rest stop, only forty miles into the voyage, a man follows me off the bus and into the bathroom, standing right next to me at a urinal.
From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle
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