water closet
noun
an enclosed room or compartment containing a toilet bowl fitted with a mechanism for flushing.
water closets
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pluralof water closet.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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One attempt to get around this was the installation of "urinettes", which were similar to water closets but smaller and had curtains instead of doors.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2022
Owner’s suite bathrooms have dual vanities, soaking tubs, private water closets and spacious showers with seats.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 19, 2021
But it wasn’t until the the industrialisation of Britain’s potteries and ironworks in the mid-19th century that water closets ceased to be the preserve of the wealthy.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 30, 2018
There were only two hundred and sixty-four water closets, and not one bath on the entire block.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 1, 2016
For a moment he was tempted to take it into one of the water closets and read it at once.
From "1984" by George Orwell
