urinal
pronunciation
How to pronounce urinal in British English:
UK [jʊəˈraɪnl]
How to pronounce urinal in American English:
US [ˈjʊrənl]
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- Noun:
- a plumbing fixture (usually attached to the wall) used by men to urinate
Word Origin
- urinal (n.)
- c. 1200, "glass vial to receive urine for medical inspection," from Old French urinal, from Late Latin urinal, from urinalis (adj.) "relating to urine," from Latin urina (see urine). Meaning "chamber pot" is from late 15c. Modern sense of "fixture for urinating (for men)" is attested from 1851.
Example
- 1. What it needed was a better urinal .
- 2. He visited the fetid bathroom where the urinal and the floor beneath it are stained a filthy brown .
- 3. It asked roger van gelder , a water conservation consultant and proponent of the urinal technology , to do the evaluation .
- 4. In other words , the waterless urinal could kill .
- 5. A technician starts a timer as a stream of water erupts from the apparatus 's brass tip , arcing into a urinal mounted exactly 12 inches away .