urinal

[US]/jʊ'raɪn(ə)l/
[UK]/'jʊrənl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. receptacle for urine, a place for urinating, a urinal

Example Sentences

The urinal in the men's restroom was out of order.

He accidentally dropped his phone in the urinal.

There was a long line for the urinals at the concert.

The urinal cakes need to be replaced regularly.

He quickly relieved himself in the urinal before the meeting.

The janitor cleaned the urinals every morning.

The urinal divider provided some privacy in the public restroom.

The smell coming from the urinal was unbearable.

He accidentally walked into the women's restroom instead of the one with urinals.

The new office building features waterless urinals for sustainability.

Real-world Examples

So Marcel Duchamp sent in a urinal, described [as] a fountain, and they rejected it.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

They're often called " urinal cakes" , and a lot of urinals have them.

Source: Scishow Selected Series

Ah, the whole place went to hell when they stopped putting ice in the urinals.

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

The urinals are long gone. Let's make sure that no one ever misses them.

Source: Facebook Sandberg Speech

So it isn't too surprising that a urinal would smell not great.

Source: Scishow Selected Series

I'd stand at a urinal and pull my pants all the way down like a kid.

Source: Conan Talk Show

10.two urinal in poopdeck common lavatory damaged , not flow and upper position leaked , to be repaired.

Source: Maritime English listening

I can consider a place America's urinal cake and still enjoy the occasional visit. Not this time.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 9

They make urinals smell a little less awful.

Source: Scishow Selected Series

Today, you might still encounter urinal cakes with this stuff in it, but it's a lot less common.

Source: Scishow Selected Series

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