lavatory
IPA: ɫˈævʌtɔri
noun
- A vessel or fixture for washing
- A laver: a washbasin.
- (archaic) A bathtub.
- (Christianity) A piscina: the basin used for washing communion vessels.
- (Christianity) A lavabo: the basin used for washing one's hands before handling the Eucharist.
- (Christianity, usually figurative) A baptismal font: the basin used for baptism, used figuratively for the washing away of sins.
- (construction, interior design) A plumbing fixture used for washing: a sink.
- Handwashing as an act, particularly
- (Christianity) The lavabo: the ritual washing of hands before handling the eucharist.
- (Christianity) The ritual washing of hands after using the piscina to clean the communion vessels.
- (obsolete) A liquid used in washing; a lotion; a wash; a rinse.
- (dated) A washroom: a room used for washing the face and hands.
- (euphemistic) A room containing a toilet: a bathroom (US) or WC (UK).
- (UK, New England) A plumbing fixture for urination and defecation: a toilet.
- (dated) A place to wash clothes: a laundry.
- (obsolete) A place where gold is panned.
- (obsolete) A paved room in a mortuary where corpses are kept under a shower of disinfecting fluid.
adjective
- (dated) Washing, or cleansing by washing.
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Examples of "lavatory" in Sentences
- The cabin had a lavatory in the rear.
- The heating was most noticeable in the lavatory.
- Smoking in the lavatory will set off the smoke alarm.
- A lavatory was located on the rear of the first level.
- A bomb in the lavatory was the suspected cause of the incident.
- One day, she finds herself alone with the girl in the lavatory.
- He enters the lavatory in first class, and takes a hit of heroin.
- He tries to sneak back in through the window in the gents' lavatory.
- The arches of the lavatory are to be seen near the refectory entrance.
- The foam layer reduces the overall weight of such lavatory structures.
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