stall bathroom

Meanings

1. 1nouncountableAmerican

   A bathroom that has a separate shower stall instead of a bathtub.

   Grammar: Countable: a stall bathroom, two stall bathrooms.

   Patterns

   • a stall bathroom
   • stall bathrooms

   The hotel room had a stall bathroom with a large walk-in shower.

   They renovated the house and added a stall bathroom on the ground floor.

   A stall bathroom is easier to clean than one with a bathtub.

2. 2nouncountableAmerican

   A public bathroom containing individual toilet stalls.

   Grammar: Countable; often used in American English for a restroom with several stalls.

   Patterns

   • a stall bathroom
   • the stall bathroom

   The new office has a stall bathroom on every floor.

   He asked where the stall bathroom was.

   The stall bathroom was clean and well lit.

Word forms

Common combinations

a stall bathroom with a shower

The apartment comes with a stall bathroom with a shower.

private stall bathroom

The master bedroom has a private stall bathroom.

stall bathroom facilities

The gym offers stall bathroom facilities for members.

Synonyms and how they differ

shower room

British term for a room with a shower but no bathtub.

restroom

American term for a public bathroom, which may or may not have stalls.

washroom

Canadian term for a bathroom, often public.

Word family

stall noun

A small enclosed space for one person, as in a shower or toilet.

bathroom noun

A room with a bath, shower, sink, or toilet.

Commonly confused: stall bathroom or stall?

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