Thesaurus results for LATRINE

latrine

noun

lə-ˈtrēn

Definition of latrine

as in bathroom

a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste where's the nearest latrine, soldier?

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Recent Examples of latrine Ormund hunts Ulf down personally and pulls him out of the public latrine with his pants down. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 Twenty-seven kilometers east of Rome sit the remains of a communal latrine whose concrete has endured for nearly 2,000 years. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 11 July 2026 Elsewhere, residents have resorted to digging cesspits as latrine stocks run severely low, leading to soil and water contamination, according to Hosni Nadeem Mohanna, a water municipality spokesperson in Gaza City. — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 5 July 2026 The latrines were right next to the food. — Amanda Rosa updated April 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for latrine

Recent Examples of Synonyms for latrine

Noun

An April 2025 legionella report obtained by The Sacramento Bee shows the bacteria was found in at least 17 samples, including those taken from the men’s locker room, a women’s bathroom and several janitor closets.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
And there, Guadagnino says, gesturing to a section covered by a red tarp, is where his team built the men’s bathrooms where some computer scientists have a pissing contest.

— E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of bathroom

Noun

One man was already pounding another's head into a small hole that prisoners used as a toilet.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
The self-sanitizing pod is equipped with a power-washing system that cleans and disinfects the toilet and the floor for a few minutes after each use.

— Marissa Sulek, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026