latrine
a toilet or something used as a toilet, as a trench in the earth in a camp, or bivouac area.
Origin of latrine
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How to use latrine in a sentence
If 80 percent of cow urine went into latrines, they estimated, ammonia emissions from cow pee would drop by half.
Potty-trained cows could help reduce pollution | Maria Temming | October 19, 2021 | Science News For StudentsIf 80 percent of cow pee were collected in latrines, for instance, that could cut associated ammonia emissions in half, previous research suggests.
Potty-trained cattle could help reduce pollution | Maria Temming | September 14, 2021 | Science NewsResidents there traditionally have relied on pit latrines, which can poison well water.
‘Pipe Dreams’ flushes out hope in an unexpected place: the toilet | Maria Temming | April 6, 2021 | Science NewsIn Naivasha, a company known as Sanivation works with groups that empty those latrines.
A dirty and growing problem: Too few toilets | Stephanie Parker | September 24, 2020 | Science News For StudentsToday, most Kenyans rely on latrines — just holes in the ground, usually under a small building.
A dirty and growing problem: Too few toilets | Stephanie Parker | September 24, 2020 | Science News For Students
Two days later, when authorities did, they found eight bodies in the latrine system of the local school.
When I wasn't batting or playing third, I sat in the latrine and came out only when they needed me.
The Biography of a Rabbit | Roy BensonHe also helped us ditch all about the tent so the rain-water would drain away, and he constructed a latrine for camp.
Girl Scouts at Dandelion Camp | Lillian Elizabeth RoyThis latrine is for summer usenot for a week-end camp, you know.
Natalie: A Garden Scout | Lillian Elizabeth RoyIt is wonderful what a wholesome effect on a lazy man has the imposition of three days latrine duty!
Training for the Trenches | Leslie VickersThere was a latrine pit and an open stone hearth and a naked brown man with wild hair and a beard.
The Syndic | C.M. Kornbluth
British Dictionary definitions for latrine
/ (ləˈtriːn) /
a lavatory, as in a barracks, camp, etc
Origin of latrine
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