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water closet
noun
- an enclosed room or compartment containing a toilet bowl fitted with a mechanism for flushing.
- Older Use. a privy or bathroom. : WC, w.c.
water closet
noun
- a lavatory flushed by water
- a small room that has a lavatory
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Word History and Origins
Origin of water closet1
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Example Sentences
When the soil pipe from a water-closet is exposed in cold weather it may freeze up or be clogged by urinary deposits.
He says he was standing in the entry by the recess that leads to the east door and the water-closet.
Another objectionable feature of the cell is the presence of a water-closet in it.
In one part they make of the same material a little bag or pocket, which is used by the community or household as a water-closet.
Each suite comprises a parlor, chamber, dressing-room, bath-room and water-closet.
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