outhouse

noun

out·house ˈau̇t-ˌhau̇s

plural outhouses ˈau̇t-ˌhau̇-zəz

also -səz

Synonyms of outhouse next

: outbuilding

… barns, stables, and other outhouses …—

Wayne R. LaFave and Austin W. Scott, Jr.

especially : privy sense 1a

They lived in an off-the-grid cabin with an out-door kitchen and an outhouse. —

Diane Daniel

Royal Cove's official outhouse didn't have a name, so we dubbed it Maggie's Loo, in honor of Princess Margaret of Great Britain. —

John Vigor

He calls an outhouse a toilet, because the only toilets his family had while he was growing up were outhouses. —

David Owen

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An outhouse, protected by birchbark walls, stood about a minute’s hike away. —

Sarah Manguso, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2024 Arrayed around it are a weather station, also elevated on pilings; a couple of very chilly outhouses; several tanks of jet fuel; and an emergency shelter that’s shaped like a watermelon and called the Tomato. —

Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024 Ron Jones, founder of Bungee America, told the L.A. County Regional Planning Commission on Wednesday that there’s a high likelihood the fire has consumed his property, which includes a helicopter hangar, outhouse and storage containers. —

Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2024 Younger children can enjoy the Shrek’s Swamp for Little Ogres play area, which houses four slides, wet play areas, a playground and Shrek’s outhouse. —

Jen Juneau, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for outhouse