urinal screen

noun

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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Meanings

nounurinal screen (plural urinal screens)

plural urinal screens

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

Origin

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

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APA

urinal screen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urinal%20screen

MLA

“urinal screen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urinal%20screen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “urinal screen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/urinal%20screen.

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