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: a receptacle (such as a pit in the earth) for use as a toilet
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These include safe drinking water from mobile water treatment plants, jerry cans, hygiene kits, more than 3.7 million water purification tablets, floating latrines and temporary tube wells.
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Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Opposite the square, right behind the photographer, was a latrine.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2024
She was stripped of her security clearance and forced to clean the men’s latrines.
—Anne Marshall-Chalmers, Journal Sentinel, 18 July 2024
The group also tends to dig latrine sites and holes for compost pits and gray water.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
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Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
Opposite the square, right behind the photographer, was a latrine.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 9 Aug. 2024
She was stripped of her security clearance and forced to clean the men’s latrines.
—Anne Marshall-Chalmers, Journal Sentinel, 18 July 2024
The group also tends to dig latrine sites and holes for compost pits and gray water.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for latrine
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“Latrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latrine. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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