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Plural of lavatory

regular plural

The plural of lavatory is lavatories.

Forms of lavatory

Singularlavatory /ˈlæv.ə.tɹi/
Plurallavatories
Countablecountable

Lavatories in a sentence

  • Such waste apparently is caused by leaks in airplane lavatories.2002 November 21, Mark Belko, The sky is falling? Uh, not exactly, post-gazette.com. From the entry blue ice
  • In that film, I often hid my head in my hands, unable to watch scenes about dead babies and diving into gruesome lavatories.2017 January 19, Peter Bradshaw, “T2 Trainspotting review – choose a sequel that doesn't disappoint”, in The Guardian. From the entry baby
  • There are separate lavatories for ladies and gentlemen in each coach and the provision of a special powder room for ladies in the first class is an entirely new feature.1957 April, “British Railways Prototype Coaches”, in Railway Magazine, page 243. From the entry powder room

Meaning of lavatory

  1. noun A vessel or fixture for washing, particularly.
  2. noun A laver: a washbasin.
  3. noun A bathtub.

Full definition of lavatory

Questions about the plural of lavatory

What is the plural of lavatory?
The plural of lavatory is lavatories.
Is lavatory countable?
Lavatory is a countable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: lavatory (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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