urinal

ˈjʊrənəl

Definition

Definition of urinal - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

public restroomplumbing fixture for standing urination by men

The public restroom had several urinals along the wall.

lavatory

toilet

medical

TECH.

container used for urination by bedridden patients

TECH.

The nurse provided a urinal to the patient who couldn't walk..

bedpan

chamberpot

sanitation

Rare

room containing urinals

Rare

He went to the urinal to wash his hands.

lavatory

restroom

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Images of urinal

plumbing fixture for standing urination by men
container used for urination by bedridden patients
room containing urinals

Expressions with urinal

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urinal cake

block placed in urinals to reduce smell and kill germs

He replaced the urinal cake in the restroom.

Origin of urinal

Latin, urina (urine)

Terms with urinal included in their meaning

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pissoir

sanitation

public urinal enclosed by a screen

sparge pipe

urinal flushing

pipe that flushes a urinal, also called a weeper

Examples of urinal in a sentence

The urinal was out of order, causing inconvenience.
The elderly man was given a urinal to use during the night.
She handed the urinal to the patient who was unable to get out of bed.
The urinal was out of order during the renovation.
He found the urinal empty and quickly used it.

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French:urinoir, pistolet, ...
German:Pissoir, Urinflasche, ...
Italian:urinatoio, orinatoio, ...
Spanish:urinario, orinal, ...
Portuguese:urinol, casa de banho, ...
Chinese:小便池, 尿壶, ...
Japanese:小便器, 尿瓶, ...
Arabic:مَبُولَة, وِعَاء تَبَوُّل, ...
Hebrew:מִשְׁתָּנָה, בַּקְבּוּק שֶׁתֶן, ...
Russian:писсуар, туалет, ...
Ukrainian:пісуар, туалет, ...
Hindi:यूरिनल, मूत्र पात्र, ...
Bengali:ইউরিনাল, মূত্রপাত্র, ...
Catalan:urinari, orinal, ...
Czech:pisoár, močová láhev, ...
Danish:urinal, urinflaske, ...
Dutch:urinoir, urinaal, ...
Greek:ουρητήριο, ουροδοχείο, ...
Hungarian:piszoár, kacsa, ...
Khmer:កន្លែងបន្ទោរបង់ទឹកនោមបុរស, ដបបត់ជើងតូច, ...
Korean:소변기, 소변통, ...
Persian:توالت ایستاده, ظرف ادرار, ...
Polish:pisuar, kaczka, ...
Portuguese (BR):mictório, urinol, ...
Romanian:urinare, ploscă, ...
Swedish:pissoar, urinflaska, ...
Thai:โถปัสสาวะชาย, กระบอกปัสสาวะ, ...
Turkish:pisuar, idrar şişesi, ...
Vietnamese:bồn tiểu, bình tiểu, ...

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