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Definition of Public toilet
1. Noun. A toilet that is available to the public.
Generic synonyms: Facility, Bathroom, Can, John, Lav, Lavatory, Privy, Toilet
Specialized synonyms: Ladies' Room, Powder Room, Latrine, Men's, Men's Room
Lexicographical Neighbors of Public Toilet
Literary usage of Public toilet
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Great Sahara: Wanderings South of the Atlas Mountains by Henry Baker Tristram (1860)
"... An Arab aristocrat —A feast-—public toilet — Ride through the city — Ruined
palace — A costly Sultan — History of ..."
2. The Plan of the City of Columbus: Report Made to the Honorable Charles A by Austin Willard Lord (1908)
"public toilet facilities of some kind are an absolute necessity, and considering
that the surfaces of the streets and parks where they are most needed are ..."
3. Decisions by California Public Utilities Commission (1922)
"... used by occupants of separate apartments 25 For each public bathtub or shower
bath 1 00 For each public toilet 1 00 For cadi public urinal . ..."
4. Modern Plumbing Illustrated: A Comprehensive and Thoroughly Practical Work by Robert Macy Starbuck (1915)
"The floor of the public toilet room, formerly of wood, which soon became reeking
... An important feature of the sanitary public toilet room is the thorough ..."
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