latrine

Example Sentences

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Researchers collected 50 sediment samples from along the drain, which stretched roughly nine meters and carried waste from a communal latrine into a stream north of the fort.

From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025

There was no water, and the stench of the latrine was unbearable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025

Allan Sila, 17, said sitting in his classroom is like studying in a smelly latrine.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2024

The hall’s eventual ruins, which were later attested to as a latrine by the historian Suetonius, are located near and around the square.

From Washington Times • Jun. 20, 2023

We were careful to keep the latrine door shut and latched at night, so no mongoose or civet cat would find its way in and polish him off.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver