latrine
Sign in to savethumb|right|Roman Empire|Roman public latrine found in the excavations of [[Ostia Antica; unlike modern installations, the Romans saw no need to provide privacy for individual users.]] thumb|Public Latrine at Athens' Roman Forum site thumb|right|250px|Roman latrines in Els Munts villa at Altafulla in [[Tarragonès, Spain.1) Bench 2) Main water channel 3) Front water channel 4) Wall 5) Window 6) Divider 7) Washbasin]]
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10 sectionsContents
- Terminology
- Types
- Pit latrine
- Trench latrine
- Slit-trench latrine
- Shallow-trench latrine
- Aqua privy
- Most basic
- See also
- References
thumb|right|Roman Empire|Roman public latrine found in the excavations of [[Ostia Antica; unlike modern installations, the Romans saw no need to provide privacy for individual users.]] thumb|Public Latrine at Athens' Roman Forum site thumb|right|250px|Roman latrines in Els Munts villa at Altafulla in [[Tarragonès, Spain.1) Bench 2) Main water channel 3) Front water channel 4) Wall 5) Window 6) Divider 7) Washbasin]]
A latrine is a toilet or an even simpler facility that is used as a toilet within a sanitation system. For example, it can be a communal trench in the earth in a camp to be used as emergency sanitation, a hole in the ground (pit latrine), or more advanced designs, including pour-flush systems.