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Noun: water closet
Usage: Brit, archaic
  1. A room or building equipped with one or more toilets
    "He excused himself to use the water closet";
    - toilet, lavatory, lav [informal], can [N. Amer, informal], john [informal], bathroom, closet [archaic], W.C. [Brit], loo [Brit, informal], jacks [Ireland, informal], bog [Brit, informal]

Derived forms: water closets

Type of: room

Encyclopedia: Water closet