English Dictionary

dry closet

名詞

A toilet, containing no water, in which earth or ashes were added to the excrement after each use, the contents being regularly collected.

日本語の意味

水を流さない便所。使用後、排泄物に土や灰を加えた後、内容物が定期的に回収される施設

In the remote village, the family maintained a dry closet behind the house, adding ash after each use and arranging for the contents to be collected weekly.

辺鄙な村で、その家族は家の裏に乾式便所を設け、使用後に灰を加え、内容物を毎週回収してもらっていた。

意味（1）

A toilet, containing no water, in which earth or ashes were added to the excrement after each use, the contents being regularly collected.

Coordinate term: water closet

dry closets （ plural ）