comfort station

noun
a room or building with toilet and lavatory facilities for public use.

Origin:
1905–10, Americanism

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comfort station
 
n
(US) a public lavatory and rest room

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Comfort station is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
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comfort station definition


  1. n.
    a restroom; toilet facilities available to the public. (Euphemistic.) : We need to stop and find a comfort station in the next town.
  2. n.
    an establishment that sells liquor. : Let's get some belch at a comfort station along here somewhere.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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Example sentences
There is also a boat launch ramp for both boats and jet skis, and a comfort
  station with showers.
The park has a comfort station with laundry facilities.
The area has a comfort station, picnic tables and horse stalls.
Since people often camped for weeks at a time, the comfort station included
  showers and laundry facilities.
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