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public convenience

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Buildings
ˌpublic conˈvenience noun [countable] formal  British EnglishTBB a toilet in a public place 公厕
Examples from the Corpus
public convenienceIt was used as a public convenience for more than a hundred years.The woman stepped lightly away on her high-heeled, patent leather boots to her basket-work Mini parked beside the public convenience.
ˌpublic conˈvenience nounChineseSyllable
a Corpus a in public toilet place


public convenience
ˌpublic conˈvenience noun [countable] formal
British English a toilet in a public place


public convenienceBrE /ˌpʌblɪk kənˈviːniəns/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpʌblɪk kənˈviːniəns/ 🔊 noun (BrE, formal) a public building containing toilets that are provided for anyone to use 公共厕所