latrine

Example Sentences

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Men carry buckets of water for the communal kitchens and improvised latrines while women stir massive pots over open flames.

From Barron's

The hall’s eventual ruins, which were later attested to as a latrine by the historian Suetonius, are located near and around the square.

From Washington Times

“We know it with certainty because latrines were found on the sides” of Pompey’s Curia, and ancient texts mentioned the latrines, said Claudio Parisi Presicce, an archaeologist and Rome’s top official for cultural heritage.

From Seattle Times

Workers at these farms often live in squalid conditions and use open latrines, and they are sometimes cheated out of their pay.

From Washington Times

Not only have many people lost access to clean drinking water — with contamination threatened by oil leaks, landfills and latrines — but volunteers and residents also face deadly hazards, like land mines, dispersed by the flooding.

From New York Times