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toilet facility

toilet facility

2 1.2
A room or building with toilets for public use
  • noun
  • /ˈtɔɪlɪt fəˈsɪlɪti/
translation icon : instalaciones sanitarias
  • Many outdoor events fail to adequately provide toilet facilities for large crowds.
  • water and toilet facilities

Examples

  • Many ordinary workers lived in decrepit, overcrowded rooms without adequate cooking or toilet facilities.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The housing and sanitation are often substandard and include one-room homes that lack water and toilet facilities.

    Academic text (2002)
  • Have you ever seen free public toilet facilities?

    Blog text (33)
  • Provide additional toilet facilities to avoid long waiting periods.

    Academic text (1998)
  • In addition, drinking water and toilet facilities are often not readily available in the fields.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The use of toilet facilities is suspended for two hours until repairs are completed.

  • Within both sets of parks, services and facilities are poor to nonexistent, with the most basic requirements, such as visitor centers and toilet facilities, lacking in even the most popular areas.

    Academic text (1991)
  • She said that only one in three people worldwide have access to suitable toilet facilities, while more than one billion people practice open defecation on a daily basis.

    Blog text (8)
  • The park provides clean and accessible toilet facilities for all visitors.

  • At the festival, there were several toilet facilities located throughout the grounds.

Synonyms

bathroom
vstoilet facility
1.0

A room in a house with a toilet, sink, and a bath or shower

is focused on public availability rather than private bathing spaces
toilet
vstoilet facility
  • UK
275 1.0

A small room with a bowl and sink where people go to pee or poo

is the public-service sense of that same personal relief space
restroom
vstoilet facility
  • US
133 1.0

A public room with toilets and sinks for people to use

is the broader term for any public room with those facilities
convenience
vstoilet facility
  • UK
49 2.8

A public room with a toilet for people to use

is the general term for rooms or buildings offered for public use
latrine
vstoilet facility
26 5.8

A simple shared toilet used outdoors or in a camp

is the broader public-room category not limited to communal or camp use
washroom
vstoilet facility
  • Canadian
20 1.0

A room with toilets and sinks, often in a public building

is the overall category for rooms provided for public relief and washing
lavatory
vstoilet facility
19 2.0

A room with a toilet and a sink for washing hands

is the public-facing category rather than a general indoor personal room
public restroom
vstoilet facility
  • US
9 1.0

A toilet people can use in public places like parks or stations

covers that same public provision but as a general category
public toilet
vstoilet facility
  • UK
7 1.0

A room with toilets and sinks that anyone can use in public places

is the general name for such public rooms for relieving oneself
lav
vstoilet facility
  • UK
3 8.4

A room with a toilet and sink

is the neutral, general label used for public-use rooms
comfort station
vstoilet facility
  • Archaic
1 3.2

A public toilet for people to use

is the general designation for such visitor sanitary facilities
toilet room
vstoilet facility
  • UK
1 1.0

A small room with a toilet for people to use

is the broader public-use category for such single-purpose rooms
public lavatory
vstoilet facility
2.0

A toilet in a public place that anyone can use

is the broad term for any publicly available room for relief
public convenience
vstoilet facility
  • UK
2.7

A toilet in a public place that anyone can use

is the general label for these public-use rooms or buildings
wash room
vstoilet facility
  • Canadian
1.0

A public room with toilets and sinks for cleaning hands

is the general term covering such public cleaning and relief rooms
W.C.
vstoilet facility
  • UK
4.5

A small room with a toilet in public places

is the general label for public-use rooms beyond regional naming differences

How Public

toilet facility
2 1.2
toilet room
  • UK
1 1.0
ensuite
  • UK
3.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

toilet + facility

The meaning is directly compositional: 'toilet' (a room for toilets) combined with 'facility' (a building or provision for a specific use) yields a place provided for toilets. This is a common, cross-linguistic noun+noun construction and a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the intended public restroom meaning.

Etymology

The noun toilet facility puts together toilet (a room for going to the toilet) and facility (something provided to help people). So it creates the clear image of a built place with toilets for 'public use', which is why it means a room or building containing toilets people can use.