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urinal

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Urinal (noun) means a fixture, typically wall-mounted, designed for men to urinate into.

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A fixture, typically wall-mounted, designed for men to urinate into.
"The public restroom had three urinals along one wall."

How to use urinal

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA bathroom fixture used for standing urination.

Word forms

urinals plural

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Etymology

From Latin ūrīnālis, "relating to urine"; the plumbing-fixture sense dates only to the 1850s.

Origin: Latin · First attested 1850

Class of 1850 urinal joined the language around 1850.
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Rhymes for urinal

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Frequently asked questions

What is the meaning of urinal?

"urinal" (noun) means a fixture, typically wall-mounted, designed for men to urinate into.

How do you use urinal in a sentence?

Example: "The public restroom had three urinals along one wall."

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