Outhouse

Noun

 * 1) An outbuilding, a small structure located away, or not directly accessed from, a main building.
 * 2)  An outdoor toilet, (or often just a seat over a cesspool) in a wooden cubicle, where the term is usually referring to a permanent facility. Where an outdoor toilet is installed on a temporary basis, the term portable toilet is generally used. The slang terms john and johnny house are sometimes used to identify an outdoor toilet; see also privy.

Synonyms

 * shithouse

Related terms

 * outbuilding

Thesaurus
Nissen hut, Quonset hut, WC, backhouse, basement, bathroom, booth, can, closet, comfort station, convenience, crapper, crib, earth closet, gatehouse, head, hut, hutch, jakes, john, johnny, johnny house, kiosk, latrine, lavatory, lean-to, necessary, office, outbuilding, pavilion, powder room, privy, rest room, sentry box, shack, shanty, shed, stall, toilet, toilet room, tollbooth, tollhouse, urinal, washroom, water closet

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Simplified Chinese: 外屋 (wài wū), 库房 (kù fáng)
 * Traditional Chinese: 外屋, 庫房
 * Finnish:


 * German: Nebengebäude
 * Norwegian: uthus
 * Scottish Gaelic:


 * Chinese:
 * Simplified Chinese: 屋外厕所 (wū wài cè suǒ), 流动厕所 (liú dòng cè suǒ)
 * Traditional Chinese: 屋外廁所, 流動廁所


 * Finnish:, ,
 * German: Plumpsklo, Außenklo , Außentoilette
 * Norwegian: utedo