Urinal

This article is about the plumbing fixture. For the bottle used for urination, see Urinal (health care). For other uses, see Urinal (disambiguation).

A man using a urinal
Typical arrangement of sensor-operated urinals in a row without partitions

A urinal (US: /ˈjʊərənəl/, UK: /jʊəˈraɪnəl/)[1] is a sanitary plumbing fixture for urination only. Urinals are often provided in public toilets for male users in Western countries (less so in Muslim countries). They are usually used in a standing position. Urinals can be with manual flushing, automatic flushing, or without flushing, as is the case for waterless urinals. They can be arranged as single sanitary fixtures (with or without privacy walls) or in a trough design without privacy walls. Urinals designed for females ("female urinals") also exist but are rare. It is possible for females to use stand-up urinals using a female urination device.[2]

The term "urinal" may also apply to a small building or other structure containing such fixtures. It can also refer to a small container in which urine can be collected for medical analysis, or for use where access to toilet facilities is not possible, such as in small aircraft, during extended stakeouts, or for the bedridden.

  1. ^ "urinal". Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus. Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
  2. ^ "A Woman?s Guide on How to Pee Standing". Archived from the original on 4 June 2003. Retrieved 22 November 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)