latrines

plural of latrine

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of latrines While some of these latrines connected to pipes that moved waste underground, very few drained into Ancient Rome’s sewer system. Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026 His job hauling buckets of sewage from the latrines was no fun. Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 The latrines were right next to the food. Amanda Rosa updated April 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026 In the corner were two roofless latrines—one with the toilet and the other with a tap, bucket and footstool for bathing. Literary Hub, 24 Apr. 2026 Before its closure, the high school campus in Toubab Dialaw -- where most of the abuse is reported to have taken place -- consisted largely of a construction site with trailers, no running water, frequent power outages and makeshift zinc latrines. Mark Banchereau The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 12 Mar. 2026 At the city’s public latrines, 36 holes upon which people took their comfort breaks line the walls above a drainage system. Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026 Victims were murdered with machetes, garden hoes, and clubs; their bodies were tossed into rivers, dumped in ditches, and hurled into wells and pit latrines. Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for latrines
Noun
  • Once dismissed as an oddity in American bathrooms, the bidet is having a moment.
    Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The home features three bedrooms and three and a half bathrooms with a working fireplace and a sunken garden.
    Nora DeLigter, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • There is seating in and around the splash pad, including picnic tables and pavilions, as well as restrooms and outdoor showers, according to the release.
    Christina Hall, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • One from the Roman port of Ostia could seat 20, but the elaborate Baths of Caracalla had two adjacent restrooms seating 100 each.
    Andrew Coletti, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • To help conserve water resources, neighboring residents and visitors are asked to limit their showers to five minutes or less, turn off faucets when shaving or brushing teeth, flush toilets selectively and only wash laundry in full loads.
    Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
  • More than 2 in 5 renovating homeowners are now installing specialty toilets that include bidets, according to an industry report cited by The New York Times.
    Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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“Latrines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/latrines. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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