latrines

noun

plural of latrine
as in bathrooms
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste where's the nearest latrine, soldier?

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Recent Examples of latrines Iman Abdullahi, country director for CARE, another aid group, said there's an urgent need for food, maternal and newborn healthcare, hygiene supplies, private latrines and mental health support. — ABC News, 17 Sep. 2026 While some of these latrines connected to pipes that moved waste underground, very few drained into Ancient Rome’s sewer system. — Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026 His job hauling buckets of sewage from the latrines was no fun. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 The latrines were right next to the food. — Amanda Rosa updated April 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026 In the corner were two roofless latrines—one with the toilet and the other with a tap, bucket and footstool for bathing. — Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026 Before its closure, the high school campus in Toubab Dialaw -- where most of the abuse is reported to have taken place -- consisted largely of a construction site with trailers, no running water, frequent power outages and makeshift zinc latrines. — Mark Banchereau The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026 At the city’s public latrines, 36 holes upon which people took their comfort breaks line the walls above a drainage system. — Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026 Victims were murdered with machetes, garden hoes, and clubs; their bodies were tossed into rivers, dumped in ditches, and hurled into wells and pit latrines. — Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for latrines
  1. bathrooms
  2. restrooms
  3. toilets
Noun
  • With five bedrooms and five and a half bathrooms, this spot is well-suited for a large group.
    — Lindsay Cohn, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Four bedrooms, four-and-a-half bathrooms, 3,520 square feet, and a lot of original details to restore.
    — Nora DeLigter, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of bathrooms
Noun
  • The facility lacks covered trash receptacles in women's restrooms.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • This woman couldn't point to one place in the Bill of Rights, the Constitution, or the Declaration of Independence that proves her claim that males have the right to compete in women's sports or use women's restrooms.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of restrooms
Noun
  • Dating back to 1912, The Palace has seen notable guests like Salvador Dalí and Ernest Hemingway, and is even credited as the first hotel in the country to have private toilets in its quarters.
    — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Even the bathrooms stay in character, pairing vintage Bakelite telephones with Dyson hair dryers and Toto bidet toilets.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of toilets

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