lavatory - transcription, translation and pronunciation online

Transcription and pronunciation of the word "lavatory" in British and American variants. Detailed translation and examples.

lavatory
[ˈlæv.ə.tər.i]
[-tɔːr.i]
Definitions
noun
a room or compartment with a toilet and washbasin; a bathroom.
The dormitories, bathrooms and lavatories , dining room and kitchen, and the laundry were found to be used as residential accommodation for the pupils.
Examples
The building also contains an oil room, lunch room for the men, lavatory and tool room.
I swallowed my tears and washed my face in the small sink in the adjacent lavatory .
The kind they dispense from a machine in the gents' lavatory .
A utility room, study and guest lavatory are at this level.
Do not put a plugged-in electrical appliance where it can fall or be pulled into water, as in the kitchen sink, bathroom lavatory or tub.
A lavatory sink is a bathroom sink that sits within a cabinet fixture.
Accommodation comprises two reception rooms, a kitchen/breakfast room, utility room, three bedrooms, a bathroom, guest lavatory and a partially floored attic.
Food was strewn about the floor and left rotting, beer bottles were lying about, crockery was piling up in the kitchen and the bath and lavatory were full of dirt.
I needed to go to the lavatory
It came to me when you woke me at 3am this morning flushing the lavatory .