ablution block

English

Noun

ablution block (plural ablution blocks)

  1. A simple structure with toilets, showers, and wash basins, for communal use, as at a camping ground, caravan park, etc.
    • 1957 June, “Relining Dove Holes Tunnel”, in Railway Magazine, page 423:
      This involved the erection of hutments for sleeping quarters, canteen, ablution block, and so on, with temporary sidings for the tunnel train, all of which was contained in the sidings yard at Chapel-en-le-Frith Central station.
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