Urinal
A urinal (UK /jʊəˈraɪnl/; US/ˈjʊrənəl/)[1] is a special-purpose toilet, made only for urinating by males in public restrooms, you don't see many installed in homes. [2] There are two varieties of urinals: for one person, and many people. Armitage Shanks is a big manufacturer of them in England. In the United States American Standard is a big manufacturer of them.
Armitage Shanks urinal.
Single-person urinal with an urinal cake.
Ancient Roman urinals in Ostia Antica
A modern-day urinal for women, at Dortmund Airport
Marcel Duchamp, Fountain, 1917. This is one of the key works of Modern art of the 20th century.
1965 American Standard urinals.
References
- https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/urinal
- Douban, Gigi (22 December 2014). "Why aren't more urinals installed in homes?". Marketplace. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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