Urinal Definition

yo͝orə-nəl
urinals
noun
A plumbing fixture for use by men in urinating, esp. one installed in a men's restroom.
Webster's New World
A portable receptacle used for urinating, esp. by the bedridden.
Webster's New World
A room or other place containing facilities for urinating.
American Heritage
A room, small building, etc. equipped with such fixtures.
Webster's New World

A porcelain, china, or stainless steel appliance, usually in male restrooms but in some places on the street, where males can stand, often side by side, to urinate.

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Other Word Forms of Urinal

Noun

Singular:
urinal
Plural:
urinals

Origin of Urinal

  • Middle English chamber pot from Old French from Late Latin ūrīnāle from neuter of ūrīnālis pertaining to urine from Latin ūrīna urine urine

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Latin urinal, from urina urine: compare French urinal.

    From Wiktionary

Urinal Sentence Examples

  • He wrote also a medical work, The Urinal of Physic (1548), frequently reprinted.

  • The second is to use an urinal for his physical needs.

  • A little further on, round the corner of the building, was a rather smelly gent's urinal.

  • Neither fully public nor fully private the urinal occupied a twilight zone in the wider urban landscape.

  • I wonder if I can get them to install a urinal down here now.

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Words Starting With

UURURI

Words Ending With

LALNAL

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Words Starting With U and Ending With L

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With U6 Letter Words Ending With L