as in bathroom
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste
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Recent Examples of latrine
Opposite the square, right behind the photographer, was a latrine.
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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
Throughout Rwanda, roads, rivers, and pit latrines were clogged with rotting corpses.
—Phil Clark, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
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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
Throughout Rwanda, roads, rivers, and pit latrines were clogged with rotting corpses.
—Phil Clark, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
See all Example Sentences for latrine
Recent Examples of Synonyms for latrine
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Lula underwent surgery for an intracranial hemorrhage after the 79-year-old leader complained of headaches that doctors believed to be the result of a fall in a bathroom at his home in October.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The surgery comes two months after da Silva fell in the bathroom of his home in the Alvorada Palace and hit his head, according to El País and NBC News.Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Circling the field is a track, and adjacent to that will be the multiuse court on one side and a multipurpose room with restrooms, showers and locker areas on the other side.Dana Afana, Detroit Free Press, 12 Dec. 2024
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Several transgender women, including GLM founder Raquel Willis, entered the women’s restroom near the Speaker’s office.Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 5 Dec. 2024
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There are chemical toilets, but no potable water, electricity, cell-phone coverage or WiFi.Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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The trailer had no ventilation and contained a makeshift toilet, a sofa and camping chairs.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Latrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latrine. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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