facilities
Word-form referencesfacility
Pronunciations (2)
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/fəˈsɪlɪtiz/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
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/fəˈsɪlɪdiz/
Pronunciation notes
- US
Noun
Synonym of facility in certain contexts.
Usage- plural
- Plural only
Facilities for urination and defecation: a toilet; a lavatory.
Usage- euphemistic
- plural
- Plural only
- Examples
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I christened the facilities, shrugged into my windbreaker, and met Dolan at his door.
More examples (1)
We were in a cell, apparently. It felt more like a dungeon than a prison. There was a pile of straw to one side, apparently to use for sleeping, and there didn’t appear to be any ‘facilities’ besides a bucket by the wall.