latrine
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Researchers collected 50 sediment samples from along the drain, which stretched roughly nine meters and carried waste from a communal latrine into a stream north of the fort.
From Science Daily • Dec. 21, 2025
There was no water, and the stench of the latrine was unbearable.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025
Allan Sila, 17, said sitting in his classroom is like studying in a smelly latrine.
From Seattle Times • May 5, 2024
Robita Moirangthem, a 30-year-old teacher, and her mother fled their home and spent a night hiding in a latrine.
From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2023
Curly heard a cry and watched in surprise as the policeman burst from the doorway of the latrine, leaping off the flatbed like an Olympic hurdler.
From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen
Vocabulary lists containing latrine
"Be Prepared" by Vera Brosgol
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