flush toilet
Bathroom waste fixture
A flush toilet is a toilet that uses water to carry waste through a drain into a sewer or septic system.
The defining feature is the flush mechanism—typically a lever or button that releases water from a tank.
The term distinguishes it from outhouses, composting toilets, and other designs that don't use water: The cabin had no flush toilet, just a pit latrine.
- lavatoryRoom for bodily relief
- cisternWater storage chamber
- commodeToilet or storage chest
- water closetRoom containing a toilet
- public restroomCommunal sanitation facility
urinal · bathroom break · bidet · septic tank · ballcock · fill valve · porcelain throne · throne · loo · porcelain · low flow · plumbing · wax ring · drain · sewer line · restroom · siphon · sanitation
- toiletscommode, water closet, john, latrine, loo
- sanitationsewage, sewers, cleaning, sewer, disinfecting
- conveniencesdishwasher, microwave, washing machine, refrigerator, air conditioning
- restroomsrestroom, bathroom, urinals, lavatory, water closet
- Georgian Inventionsspinning jenny, cotton gin, steam engine, power loom, flying shuttle
- historical sanitationcesspit, cesspool, chamber pot, latrine, outhouse
flush toiletouthouse
Detached backyard toilet
dry toilet · composting toilet · latrine · privy · long drop
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