Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

lavatory

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


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In a tongue-in-cheek post to Instagram, Glass Animals - best known for their 2020 sleeper-hit Heat Waves - claimed culpability for the lunar lavatory malfunctions.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Mr Jackson said six or seven police officers then boarded the plane and he overheard a flight attendant say a woman had been going from one lavatory to the other during the flight.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2024

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

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2024

Investigators said that about midway through a Sept. 2, 2023, flight from Charlotte to Boston, the 14-year-old got up to use the main cabin lavatory nearest to her seat but found it was occupied.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 26, 2024

So every half hour Turtle had to ask permission to go to the lavatory in order to keep up with the latest stock market reports.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin




Vocabulary lists containing lavatory


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember "lavatory" for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com