lavatory (redirected from lavatories)

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

Noun

pl -ries same as toilet [Latin lavare 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., N.Z. (old-fashioned), (informal) bogger Austral. (slang) brasco Austral. (slang)

Translations

lavatory [ˈlævətərɪ] n → wáter m;

lavatories npl → servicios mpl; aseos mpl; sanitarios mpl (LAM)

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lavatory [ˈlævətərɪ] n → toilettes fpl

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lavatory [ˈlævətərɪ] n → Toilette f

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lavatory [ˈlævətərɪ] n → gabinetto