latrine
26
5.8
- noun
- /ləˈtriːn/
:
letrina
- The soldiers built a temporary latrine near their camp to meet the basic sanitation needs.
- pit latrines
- dig latrines
- trench latrines
And there were certain stone lions, a sacred latrine, some cracks and a dusty aqueduct.
- And there were certain stone lions, a sacred latrine, some cracks and a dusty aqueduct.
- The next progressive step there was government would hire people called frogmen who would climb into the latrines and clean them out.
Examples
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Miracles can be accomplished with clean water, easily constructed latrines, and a reasonable level of community health care and education.
Academic text (2004) -
Data for the number of functioning latrines was provided by the NGO responsible for water and sanitation.
Academic text (2002) -
The night Walter died, he got up to use the latrine.
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Clean water is available to 35% of the population, and a latrine is available to 19%.
Academic text (1990) -
Those are your quarters over there, latrine is to the right, the showers are to the left.
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Lt. Dan steps inside the latrine, still holding the roll of toilet paper.
Fiction book (1994) -
Nearly half of the households did not have any latrine at all and used bushes or open places for defecation.
Academic text (2007) -
By the end of the year, 1,282 latrines had been completed by such community-based projects.
Academic text (2004) -
A newly constructed latrine is inspected by an environmental engineer in the Zinder region of Niger.
Academic text (2004) -
Standing at a sink in the latrine, Bracey washes his hands furiously with a brush.
Fiction book (1998)
Synonyms
29
9.9
A toilet in informal speech
12
9.9
A small outdoor toilet in a separate building
7
1.0
A room with toilets and sinks that anyone can use in public places
7
5.5
A portable toilet used at a bedside for people who cannot reach a bathroom
3
6.1
A small room with a toilet for people to use
3
8.4
A room with a toilet and sink
2
1.2
A room or building with toilets for public use
1
9.9
An outdoor toilet often in a small building behind a house
1
3.2
A public toilet for people to use
A portable toilet with a removable waste container
A toilet in a public place that anyone can use
A toilet in a public place that anyone can use
How Private
- UK
- Australian
180
3.7
- Archaic
12
9.9
33
5.8
26
5.8
- UK
7
1.0
Surface Forms
Etymology
Latrine comes from the old Latin word lavare, which means 'to wash', and is related to the word lavatory. So a latrine was originally a washing place and now means a shared toilet, often used in camps or by soldiers.