sanitary facilities
plural noun
: rooms in a public place with a toilet and sink : bathrooms
The park had clean sanitary facilities.
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Workers of all ages, especially poor and immigrant workers, often endured hazardous conditions with limited access to fresh air, sanitary facilities and adequate breaks.
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Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Aug. 2025
The shared sanitary facilities include seven restrooms and four showers with hot water.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025
This will again put a strain on the country’s asylum facilities, where for months last year hundreds of refugees at a time were forced to sleep in the rough with little or no access to drinking water, sanitary facilities or health care.
—Reuters, NBC News, 8 July 2023
At the end of World War II, the debate was reignited by women, desperately seeking jobs, who found a lack of adequate sanitary facilities at workplaces.
—Niha Masih, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2023
The employee-run Giving Team manages outside requests for gear and dollar donations and installs sanitary facilities at schools in remote Nepalese villages.
—Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014
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Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Aug. 2025
The shared sanitary facilities include seven restrooms and four showers with hot water.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2025
This will again put a strain on the country’s asylum facilities, where for months last year hundreds of refugees at a time were forced to sleep in the rough with little or no access to drinking water, sanitary facilities or health care.
—Reuters, NBC News, 8 July 2023
At the end of World War II, the debate was reignited by women, desperately seeking jobs, who found a lack of adequate sanitary facilities at workplaces.
—Niha Masih, Washington Post, 17 Feb. 2023
The employee-run Giving Team manages outside requests for gear and dollar donations and installs sanitary facilities at schools in remote Nepalese villages.
—Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014
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“Sanitary facilities.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sanitary%20facilities. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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