latrine

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ləˈtriːn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ləˈtrin/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lə trēn′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
la•trine /ləˈtrin/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a communal bathroom, esp. in a military base.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
la•trine  (lə trēn′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
  • Latin lātrīna, short for lavātrīna place for washing, derivative of lavāre to wash
  • French
  • 1635–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
latrine / ləˈtriːn/
  1. a lavatory, as in a barracks, camp, etc
Etymology: 17th Century: from French, from Latin lātrīna, shortened form of lavātrīna bath, from lavāre to wash
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