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washroom

American  
[wosh-room, -room, wawsh-] / ˈwɒʃˌrum, -ˌrʊm, ˈwɔʃ- /

noun

  1. a room having washbowls and other toilet facilities.

washroom British  
/ -ˌrʊm, ˈwɒʃˌruːm /

noun

  1. a room, esp in a factory or office block, in which lavatories, washbasins, etc, are situated

  2. a euphemism for lavatory

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Etymology

Origin of washroom

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10; wash + room

Example Sentences

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The children were now quite sticky from all their experimenting and needed a good hand and face washing, so they had all taken a brief detour to the nearest washroom.

From Literature

Though maybe not: Many of those girls smoked in the washroom and had very thin plucked eyebrows and Fire and Ice lipstick, and I found them scary.

From The Wall Street Journal

Unpredictable meal times and lack of washroom facilities or changing rooms for women on some trains added to the challenges.

From BBC

Don’t waste the chance to adorn your washroom.

From Los Angeles Times

One such issue, he argues, is water potentially leaking from washroom taps into electrical equipment bays.

From BBC

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