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lavatory

[lav-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈlæv əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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One of the residents admitted to breaking the lavatory bowl in October 2023.

From BBC Nov. 22, 2025

Much of the action in the show takes place in the lavatory, with the women plotting to make money or manipulate their partners.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2025

Lambton, a photographer, traveled all over Britain to bring us this visual history of the lavatory.

From New York Times Nov. 23, 2024

Thompson then told her the first-class lavatory was unoccupied and escorted her there, investigators said.

From Seattle Times Feb. 20, 2024

Collectively, the tenements, along with the one outside lavatory servicing them all, constituted yard number forty-seven, and our address, therefore, was Forty-seven Thirteenth Avenue.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

The facility hosts 85 beds with the capacity to expand to 100 and includes a mix of dormitories, lavatories, a kitchen and laundry facilities.

From Los Angeles Times May 1, 2026

He urges athletes to choose window seats in the middle of the aircraft, away from the most-trafficked areas—the front, where everyone enters, and the rear, near the galley and the lavatories.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 5, 2025

Others associated the slogan with demand for lavatories.

From BBC Feb. 18, 2025

There, Boeing mechanics and quality inspectors complete the cabin interior — adding wiring, insulation, sidewalls, seats, galley and lavatories.

From Seattle Times Jan. 16, 2024

Near the bank of lavatories on the starboard side I crouched to peer through a small, waist-level window, hoping to catch a glimpse of some mountains.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer




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