water closet
noun
1.
an enclosed room or compartment containing a toilet bowl fitted with a mechanism for flushing.
2.
Older Use.
a privy or bathroom.
Abbreviation:
WC, w.c.
Origin
1745-55
Examples from the web for
water closet
Pour five gallons of sodium hydroxide solution into the piping rapidly enough to simulate the flushing, action of a
water closet
.
Toilet rooms in excess of one
water closet
or containing one
water closet
and one urinal require a trap primed floor drain.
British Dictionary definitions for
water closet
water closet
noun
1.
a lavatory flushed by water
2.
a small room that has a lavatory
Usually abbreviated to
WC