facilities

noun — 2 senses

facilities

noun

UK /fəˈsɪlɪtiz/ · US /fəˈsɪlɪdiz/

1

Synonym of facility in certain contexts.

2

Euphemistic Facilities for urination and defecation: a toilet; a lavatory.

  • I christened the facilities, shrugged into my windbreaker, and met Dolan at his door.2002, Sue Grafton, Q Is for Quarry:
  • We were in a cell, apparently. It felt more like a dungeon than a prison. There was a pile of straw to one side, apparently to use for sleeping, and there didn’t appear to be any ‘facilities’ besides a bucket by the wall.2007, Brandon Sanderson, Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians:
Synonyms
toilet and Thesaurus:bathroom

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