lavatory

lav·a·to·ry  (lv-tôr, -tr)

n. pl. lav·a·to·ries

1. A room equipped with washing and often toilet facilities; a bathroom.

2. A washbowl or basin, especially one permanently installed with running water.

3. A flush toilet.

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[Middle English, piscina, from Late Latin lavtrium, from lavtor, launderer, from Latin lavre, to wash; see leu()- in Indo-European roots.]

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lavatory [ˈlævətərɪ -trɪ]

n pl -ries

1. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) Also called toilet water closet WC

a.  a sanitary installation for receiving and disposing of urine and faeces, consisting of a bowl fitted with a water-flushing device and connected to a drain

b.  a room containing such an installation

2. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) the washing place in a convent or monastic establishment

[from Late Latin lavātōrium, from Latin lavāre to wash]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lavatory - a room or building equipped with one or more toilets john, lav, privy, toilet, bathroom, can head - (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship public convenience, public lavatory, public toilet, restroom, toilet facility, wash room, comfort station, convenience - a toilet that is available to the public room - an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view" commode, crapper, potty, pot, throne, toilet, stool, can - a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination washroom - a lavatory (particularly a lavatory in a public place) loo, W.C., water closet, closet - a toilet in Britain
	2.	lavatory - a bathroom sink that is permanently installed and connected to a water supply and drainpipe; where you can wash your hands and face; "he ran some water in the basin and splashed it on his face" washbasin, washbowl, washstand, basin sink - plumbing fixture consisting of a water basin fixed to a wall or floor and having a drainpipe
	3.	lavatory - a toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it flush toilet pull chain - a chain (usually with a handle at the end) that is pulled in order to operate some mechanism (e.g. to flush a toilet) commode, crapper, potty, pot, throne, toilet, stool, can - a plumbing fixture for defecation and urination

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lavatory

noun toilet, bathroom, loo (Brit. informal), bog (slang), can (U.S. & Canad. slang), john (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), head(s) (Nautical slang), throne (informal), closet, privy, cloakroom (Brit.), urinal, latrine, washroom, powder room, ablutions (Military informal), crapper (taboo slang), water closet, khazi (slang), pissoir (French), Gents or Ladies, little boy's room or little girl's room (informal), (public) convenience, W.C., dunny (Austral. & old-fashioned N.Z. informal) a public lavatory

Translations

lavatory [ˈlævətrɪ]

A. N (= room) (in house) → wáter m (Sp), baño m (LAm); (in public place) → aseos mpl, servicio(s) m(pl) (Sp), baño(s) m(pl) (LAm); (= appliance) → inodoro m, wáter m (Sp), taza f (LAm)

B. CPD lavatory bowl, lavatory pan N → taza f de wáter
lavatory paper N → papel m higiénico
lavatory seat N → asiento m de retrete

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lavatory [ˈlævətəri] n → toilettes fpl
lavatory paper n (British) → papier m hygiénique

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lavatory

n → Toilette f

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lavatory:

lavatory attendant

n → Toilettenfrau f → /-mann m

lavatory paper

n → Toilettenpapier nt

lavatory seat

n → Toilettensitz m, → Klobrille f (inf)

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lavatory [ˈlævətrɪ] n (Brit) (room) → gabinetto, toilette f inv; (appliance) → water m inv, gabinetto

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lavatory

n lavatory [ˈlӕvətəri]

(a room containing) a receptacle for waste matter from the body. toiletkamer مِرْحاض тоалетна toaleta toilet die Toilette αποχωρητήριο lavabo, baño vesikäimla روشویی؛ دستشویی käymälä toilettes בֵּית-שִׁימוּש शौचालय nužnik vécé kamar kecil salerni gabinetto 便所 세면대 tualetas, išvietė tualetes istaba tandas toilet toalett, WC, klosett ubikacja sanitário toaletă уборная toaleta stranišče toalet toalett, WC ห้องน้ำ tuvalet 廁所 вбиральня; туалетна кімната پیشاب پاخانے کی نشست کا برتن یا پاٹ phòng vệ sinh 厕所

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lavatory → مرحاض toaleta toilet Toilette αποχωρητήριο baño, retrete wc cabinets umivaonik bagno トイレ 화장실 urinoir toalett umywalnia instalações sanitárias, lavatório туалет toalett ห้องน้ำ tuvalet nhà vệ sinh 厕所