Definition of thunderbox in English:

thunderbox

nounˈθʌndəbɒks

British informal

A primitive or makeshift toilet.
Example sentencesExamples
- He sends in a message on a piece of loo roll (honestly, it's true) suggesting he had tried the sandwich and ‘I'm still in here (the thunderbox)!’
- When they tore ivy full of birds' nests from the walls, they replaced it with 36 sparrow boxes; the thunderbox loo has an inbuilt heater.
- They were, however, equipped with a wooden W.C. or ‘thunderbox’.
- There were a few other interesting arrangements: the cathedra of Malcolm ‘Golden Sceptre’ Turnbull is next to the thunderbox of Wilson ‘Iron Bar’ Tuckey.
- On at least one noxious occasion Mad Max barked orders to her as he sat astride a thunderbox, a horrendous experience for anyone of a sensitive disposition.
- Until then, the play is set in a sort of Scots mock - baronial splendour, filled with tinctures and libraries of apothecaries' texts, and complete with thunderous thunderbox.
Synonyms
lavatory, wc, water closet, convenience, public convenience, facilities, urinal, privy, latrine, outhouse, earth closet, jakes

单词	thunderbox
释义	Definition of thunderbox in English: thunderbox nounˈθʌndəbɒks British informal A primitive or makeshift toilet. Example sentencesExamples He sends in a message on a piece of loo roll (honestly, it's true) suggesting he had tried the sandwich and ‘I'm still in here (the thunderbox)!’ When they tore ivy full of birds' nests from the walls, they replaced it with 36 sparrow boxes; the thunderbox loo has an inbuilt heater. They were, however, equipped with a wooden W.C. or ‘thunderbox’. There were a few other interesting arrangements: the cathedra of Malcolm ‘Golden Sceptre’ Turnbull is next to the thunderbox of Wilson ‘Iron Bar’ Tuckey. On at least one noxious occasion Mad Max barked orders to her as he sat astride a thunderbox, a horrendous experience for anyone of a sensitive disposition. Until then, the play is set in a sort of Scots mock - baronial splendour, filled with tinctures and libraries of apothecaries' texts, and complete with thunderous thunderbox. Synonyms lavatory, wc, water closet, convenience, public convenience, facilities, urinal, privy, latrine, outhouse, earth closet, jakes
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