latrine
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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]]
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Within Vinony's link graph, latrine is referenced by 435 other articles, and connects out to Latin, Athens and Roman Empire.
It is catalogued under topics including Appropriate technology, Sanitation and Toilets.
Its subject is documented across 24 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- architectural structure
- Image
- Il·lustració d'una escena a les latrines de l'edifici dels banys de la vil·la romana dels Munts.jpg
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- Commons category
- Latrines
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- Latrina
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “latrine” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.