public toilet
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- noun
- /ˈpʌblɪk ˈtɔɪlɪt/
- UK
:
aseo público
- There are several public toilets available in the park for visitors to use.
- flush a public toilet
- automated public toilets
- clean public toilets
So I'll walk into the public toilet, go to urinal or urinal go down.
- So I'll walk into the public toilet, go to urinal or urinal go down.
- There has never been one point in my entire life where I have been weighing in a public toilet and my pubes have fallen off.
Examples
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As anyone who knows the city can attest, the coin-operated public toilets aren't paragons of modern convenience.
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Even the public toilets have a dedicated cleaning lady who is mentioned by name and photo.
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Have you ever seen free public toilet facilities?
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Women always visit public toilets in groups.
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I'd like to go to the public toilets which are in that direction.
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Listen, I'm looking for public toilets.
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For many residents, a visit to the bathroom means bundling up and strolling down to the nearest public toilet.
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I noticed an absence of insects as well—neither flies near the public toilets at midday nor mosquitoes near the river at dusk.
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As I've confessed previously, I'm 53 years old, so I've used public toilets in the sixties, seventies, eighties, nineties, 2000s, and 2010s.
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If you need to freshen up, there are public toilets just around the corner.
Synonyms
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A small room with a bowl and sink where people go to pee or poo
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A public room with toilets and sinks for people to use
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A public room with a toilet for people to use
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A toilet in informal speech
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A room with toilets and sinks, often in a public building
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A room with a toilet and a sink for washing hands
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A toilet people can use in public places like parks or stations
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A room with a toilet and sink
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A room or building with toilets for public use
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A public toilet for people to use
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A small room with a toilet for people to use
A toilet in a public place that anyone can use
A toilet in a public place that anyone can use
A public room with toilets and sinks for cleaning hands
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Morphology
The meaning 'a toilet available for use by anyone' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'public' (open or accessible to everyone) with 'toilet' (a bathroom facility). This is a straightforward, compositional noun phrase common across languages and should be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
The name public toilet comes from the simple idea of a public place with a toilet that anyone can use. These began as small rooms or buildings in parks and town squares for people away from home, so the phrase now means a toilet 'available to the public'.