LATRINE

Latrine

The word latrine can refer to a toilet or a simpler facility used as a toilet, generally without bowl. It can be a communal trench in the earth in a camp, a simple pit, or more advanced designs, including pour-flush systems or ecological latrines. The term is derived from the Latin lavatrina meaning bath.

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latrine

Noun

  1. a very simple toilet facility, usually just a pit or trench. See also the slang terms john and johnny house.


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