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Meanings of lavabo in English

Russian
рукомойник
Portuguese
lavabo
Wikidata

Device to provide water for the washing of hands.

        рукомойник
        Portuguese
        lavabo
        Catalan
        lavabo

        A basin for washing the hands (`wash-hand basin' is a British expression)

              lavabo
              Synonyms
              Examples for "washbasin"
              Examples for "washbasin"
              1
              On an upturned box stood an enamel pitcher and a tin washbasin.
              Big Timber: A Story of the Northwest
              2
              Marcus was at the washbasin, scrubbing soot from his face and hands.
              The grail king
              3
              Kallie decided to remove the row of tiles behind the washbasin.
              The water room
              4
              A bed, a chamber pot, and a washbasin with icy water.
              Heir of Fire
              5
              Fred rose and went over to the washbasin and drew himself a drink.
              Broken to the Plow / A Novel
              1
              Spade rose and went to the washbowl in the outer office.
              The maltese falcon
              2
              I dropped the small washbowl into the pail and reached for a towel.
              The secret lives of baba segi's wives
              3
              But he started manfully for the washbowl, which he half filled with water.
              Dave Darrin's First Year at Annapolis / Two Plebe Midshipmen at ...
              4
              The German dipped a cloth into the washbowl and started cleaning the cut.
              A beautiful place to die
              5
              He strode angrily to the washbowl while the woman followed him.
              Dayworld
              1
              A handbasin with a single tap was bolted to a brick wall.
              Atonement
              2
              There was a striped towel on the handbasin with the name MOSS written on card with a magic marker.
              Book of lost threads
              3
              Cecilia went to the kitchen to fill the vase, and carried it up to her bedroom to retrieve the flowers from the handbasin.
              Atonement
              4
              He said Mr Preston became upset and emotional and he followed him to the toilet, where he found him crying over a handbasin.
              Radio NZ
              5
              "They just don't understand," Briony said wisely as she went to the handbasin and filled it with hot water.
              Atonement
              1
              Next door, there is a small double bedroom with a wash-hand basin and a pretty fireplace.
              The Irish Times
              2
              At the end of the hallway, under the stairs, is a guest cloakroom with a lavatory and wash-hand basin.
              The Irish Times
              3
              There is significant noise when neighbours above me use their en suite for showers, toilet or using the wash-hand basin.
              The Irish Times
              4
              However, says Susan McGowan, creative director with Ashen and Cloud, the real essentials are a WC, wash-hand basin and a shower.
              The Irish Times
              5
              They also have plenty of square, shallow glass sinks, which seem to have replaced the bowl sink as the wash-hand basin du jour.
              The Irish Times
              Usage of lavabo in English
              1
              An aumbry, lavabo, and piscina are all worthy of study.
              Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury / with some Ac...
              2
              All the other articles, too, were of silver: the lavabo basin, the bell, the thurible, the boat and spoon, and the cruets.
              By What Authority?
              Frequent collocations
              Translations for lavabo
              Portuguese
              lavabopia
              Lavabo through the time