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u·ri·nal

 (yo͝or′ə-nəl)
n.
1.
a. A fixture, typically one attached upright to a wall, used by men for urinating.
b. A room or other place containing facilities for urinating.
2. A portable receptacle for urine.

[Middle English, chamber pot, from Old French, from Late Latin ūrīnāle, from neuter of ūrīnālis, pertaining to urine, from Latin ūrīna, urine; see urine.]
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urinal

(jʊˈraɪnəl; ˈjʊərɪ-)
n
1. a sanitary fitting, esp one fixed to a wall, used by men for urination
2. a room containing urinals
3. any vessel for holding urine prior to its disposal
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u•ri•nal

(ˈyʊər ə nl)

n.
1. a flushable wall fixture, as in a public lavatory, used by men for urinating.
2. a building or enclosure containing such fixtures.
3. a receptacle to receive the urine of a person with urinary incontinence or that of a bedridden person.
[1225–75; Middle English < Old French < Late Latin ūrīnāle, neuter of ūrīnalis of urine. See urine, -al2]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.urinal - a plumbing fixture (usually attached to the wall) used by men to urinateurinal - a plumbing fixture (usually attached to the wall) used by men to urinate
plumbing fixture - a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building
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Translations
pisoár
pisoaari
pissoarurinoar

urinal

[jʊəˈraɪnl] N (= building) → urinario m; (= vessel) → orinal m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

urinal

[jʊˈraɪnəl] n (British)urinoir m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

urinal

n (= room)Pissoir nt; (= vessel)Urinal nt; (for patient) → Urinflasche f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

urinal

[jʊˈraɪnl] n (building) → vespasiano; (vessel) → orinale m
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

u·ri·nal

n. orinal, vasija en que se recoge la orina; pop. taza, bacin, pato.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

urinal

n (hand-held) orinal m, pato (Amer)
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