1. A lavatory (particularly a lavatory in a public place)
   "He excused himself to use the washroom"

1. A toilet that is available to the public
   "The city installed a new wash room in the park to improve visitor amenities";
   - public toilet, comfort station [N. Amer], public convenience [Brit], convenience [Brit], public lavatory, restroom [N. Amer], toilet facility, ablution [S.Africa]

Derived forms: washrooms, wash rooms

Type of: bathroom, bog [Brit, informal], can [N. Amer, informal], closet [archaic], facility, jacks [Ireland, informal], john [informal], lav [informal], lavatory, loo [Brit, informal], toilet, W.C. [Brit], water closet [Brit, archaic]

Encyclopedia: Washroom