PUBLIC LAVATORY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A toilet that is available to the public

Synonyms:

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("public lavatory" is a kind of...):

facility (something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service)

bathroom; can; john; lav; lavatory; privy; toilet (a room or building equipped with one or more toilets)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "public lavatory"):

ladies' room; powder room (a woman's restroom in a public (or semipublic) building)

latrine (a public toilet in a military area)

men's; men's room (a public toilet for men)