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lavatory

[lav-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈlæv əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /


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But the lavatory issues proved to just be a small inconvenience as the crew made history, travelling further from Earth than any other human had done before.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

In a tongue-in-cheek post to Instagram, Glass Animals - best known for their 2020 sleeper-hit Heat Waves - claimed culpability for the lunar lavatory malfunctions.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Lambton, a photographer, traveled all over Britain to bring us this visual history of the lavatory.

From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2024

A flight attendant helped him get to the lavatory in the front of the plane.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2024

He watched the delicate boots moving back and forth from the lavatory to the paper-towel dispenser.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole




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