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View synonyms for public convenience

public convenience

[ puhb-lik kuhn-veen-yuhns ]

noun

, Chiefly British.
  1. a restroom, especially at a large public place, as at a railroad station.


public convenience

noun

  1. a public lavatory, esp one in a public place
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of public convenience1

First recorded in 1930–35
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Example Sentences

I have a problem with ‘Ladies’ as it sounds like a public convenience.

These may be changed and modified as public convenience may require, due regard being always had to the rights of property.

The force of public convenience would break the red-tape barrier like a cobweb.

The new-order churches consult the public convenience, and place every body on a level, as it might be.

Individuals have been too long already sacrificed to the public convenience.

"Public convenience should scarcely be sacrificed in this manner," grumbled out the former speaker.

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