latrine

noun

la·​trine lə-ˈtrēn How to pronounce latrine (audio)
Synonyms of latrinenext
1
: a receptacle (such as a pit in the earth) for use as a toilet
2
: toilet sense 1

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Ormund, who has spent the entirety of the battle looking for Ulf, finally finds the dragonseed passed out in the latrine after a morning spent in Lord Footly’s kitchen getting drunk on the Footly stores of ale. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 His job hauling buckets of sewage from the latrines was no fun. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 Ormund hunts Ulf down personally and pulls him out of the public latrine with his pants down. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 Twenty-seven kilometers east of Rome sit the remains of a communal latrine whose concrete has endured for nearly 2,000 years. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for latrine

Word History

Etymology

French, from Latin latrina, contraction of lavatrina, from lavare to wash — more at lye

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of latrine was in 1642

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