There are modern versions of old-fashioned French pissoirs for the many people who are apparently unable to use more ambitious lavatories with any degree of success.
The disgruntled butler uses the soup tureen as a pissoir.
The world of the arts is now not so much your oyster as your pissoir.
In 1864, as part of his modernisation of Paris, Georges-Eugene Haussmann introduced the pissoir.
The tiny theatres that were once described as ‘jewel boxes’ smelled more like pissoirs and the art was long gone.
Synonyms
lavatory, wc, water closet, convenience, public convenience, facilities, urinal, privy, latrine, outhouse, earth closet, jakes
Origin
French.
Definition of pissoir in US English:
pissoir
nounpiˈswär
A public urinal.
公共小便处，小便池
Example sentencesExamples
In 1864, as part of his modernisation of Paris, Georges-Eugene Haussmann introduced the pissoir.
There are modern versions of old-fashioned French pissoirs for the many people who are apparently unable to use more ambitious lavatories with any degree of success.
The world of the arts is now not so much your oyster as your pissoir.
The tiny theatres that were once described as ‘jewel boxes’ smelled more like pissoirs and the art was long gone.
The disgruntled butler uses the soup tureen as a pissoir.
Synonyms
lavatory, wc, water closet, convenience, public convenience, facilities, urinal, privy, latrine, outhouse, earth closet, jakes