Sanitaries
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sanitaries is a noun meaning plural of sanitary.
Meaning
plural of sanitary.
More Meanings
- (euphemistic) Facilities for handling human waste; Structure containing toilets, seats over a cesspit, or tanks for holding excrement.
- White knee-length stockings.
Example Sentences
Building clean, lack of cloak rooms, poor ventilation; sanitaries need attention.
She headed for the sanitaries rather than the exterior hatch, and Zhang could clearly hear her vomiting inside the tiny compartment.
I'm blowing sanitaries. You pull the lever on that crapper and a few hundred pounds of smelly stuff will fly up your nose in a heart beat.
The 1909 Genoa High School Baseball Club members are shown wearing striped leggings, or stirrups, over white stockings called “sanitaries.”
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