comfort stations

noun

plural of comfort station
as in bathrooms
a room furnished with a fixture for flushing body waste a theme park abundantly supplied with comfort stations

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Recent Examples of comfort stations Coulibaly was allegedly recorded hitting a cop in the face with a snowball during the Monday afternoon incident near the park’s comfort stations. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 Feb. 2026 Coulibaly was allegedly recorded hitting police with a small boulder of snow during the Monday afternoon incident near the park’s comfort stations. — Thomas Tracy, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026 Approved by the planning board over 10 years ago, prefabricated comfort stations are also planned for Carmel Grove, Carmel Knolls and Solana Highlands Parks. — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comfort stations
  1. bathrooms
  2. restrooms
  3. water closets
  4. toilets
Noun
  • The residence features five bedrooms and six bathrooms in roughly 6,700 square feet across three levels.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 25 July 2026
  • Across a two-story Mediterranean-style main home and a two-bedroom guesthouse, the estate spanned over 12,000 square feet with seven bedrooms and nine and a half bathrooms.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 24 July 2026
Definition of bathrooms
Noun
  • Under the injunction, transgender people can use single-stall restrooms that align with their gender identity, or multi-stall options when there is no single-stall option on the same floor, or that option is occupied or out of order.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 17 July 2026
  • There was buildup on the wall underneath the chlorine dish machine, as well as dust on the ceiling vents inside the men’s and women’s restrooms.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 17 July 2026
Definition of restrooms
Noun
  • The ensuite bathroom has heated floors, a marble shower, two private water closets, dual walk-in closets and a laundry room.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The primary suite is contained within its own wing on the second floor, with two walk-in closets and a bath with a skylight, soaking tub, and separate water closets.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 23 Mar. 2026
Definition of water closets
Noun
  • With the city hall's toilets out of order, officials erected emergency toilets over sewer manholes outside the building, in temperatures of around 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) and stifling humidity.
    — USA Today, USA Today, 30 July 2026
  • Employees of London’s Victoria & Albert Museum who are members of the Prospect trade union on July 29 voted to strike over issues including pay, working conditions, and access to water and toilets, The Guardian reports.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 30 July 2026
Definition of toilets

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“Comfort stations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comfort%20stations. Accessed 1 Aug. 2026.

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