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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

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

Before the girl entered the lavatory, Mr. Thompson told her that the toilet seat was broken and that he needed to wash his hands, according to the charging document.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024

Then there was helping the old woman to the lavatory and back, and anything else she decided she wanted or needed.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland