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lavatory

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


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One of the residents admitted to breaking the lavatory bowl in October 2023.

From BBC • Nov. 22, 2025

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

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2024

She used her phone to photograph it, according to the complaint, and as she was returning to her seat, she observed the flight attendant entering the lavatory after her.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024

About halfway through the flight, the 14-year-old girl got up to use a lavatory in the main cabin, the document says.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024

Taking his newspaper with him as he escorted Meggie to the lavatory, he killed three more moths and a butterfly that was fluttering helplessly from wall to bare wall.

From "Inkheart" by Cornelia Funke