urinal screen

noun

Etymology

From urinal + screen (“material for blocking large particles while allowing liquids and similar to pass”).

  1. derived from *skrankaz
  2. derived from *skrank
  3. derived from *scranc — “barrier
  4. derived from *(s)ker-
  5. derived from *skirmiz
  6. derived from *skirmi
  7. derived from skirm
  8. derived from scherm
  9. derived from escren
  10. derived from escren
  11. inherited from scren
  12. compounded as urinal screen — “urinal + screen

Definitions

  1. A mesh placed above a urinal's drain to prevent debris from clogging the plumbing,…

    A mesh placed above a urinal's drain to prevent debris from clogging the plumbing, sometimes shaped to also hold a urinal cake.

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