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shower unit en · NOUN

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1. A room or building containing one or more showers.
   • Toilet stations and a restroom and shower unit, along with the six water pumps scattered throughout the two sites, give all campers easy access. 2012, Tom Watson, Best Tent Camping: Minnesota, page 103:
   • In April the AAF requested the development of a portable eight-head shower unit which would be an improvement over the shower unit developed by the Corps of Engineers. 1953, The Quartermaster Corps: Organization, Supply, and Services, page 166:
   • Sometimes the accessible restroom/ shower unit is restricted to qualified users who get a key from the park ranger. 2008, Gary Karp, Life on Wheels, page 408:
2. A shower enclosure.
   • The two things that determine the size and shape of a shower unit;;; are the floor space where it will be installed and the features you want it to perform. 2011, Gene Hamilton, Katie Hamilton, Bathroom Remodeling For Dummies:
   • The major advantage of a shower unit over most bathtubs? The lower threshold of the shower pan is easier to get over than the rim of a bathtub ( but not a walk-in tub like that shown on page 166) . 2009, Rick Peters, Practical Improvements for Older Homeowners, page 169:
   • Walls of shower stalls shall be formed of one sheet, or of two or more pieces welded together and ground smooth, so there will be no vertical or horizontal open joints in the completed shower unit. 1975, United States. Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Design Manual: Community Facilities, page 17:
3. A device that uses electric coils to heat water from mains and deliver it to the showerhead of an electric shower.
   • Electric showers also require wiring from the shower unit to mains electricity by a qualified professional, so the installation costs will be more expensive. 2015, Good Housekeeping Institute, The Art of Good Housekeeping:
   • The resistance of the two wires in the cable causes the potential difference across the shower unit to be reduced. 2015, Robert Hutchings, Cambridge International AS and A Level Physics Revision Guide:
   • Cold water flows into shower unit past an electric heating element. 2022, DK, How Everything Works: From Brain Cells to Black Holes:
4. The showerhead and associated hose, if any.
   • I also called the plumbing supply store to check on my bathtubs and shower unit. 2002, Gary F. Wiggins, Contract Yourself and $ave, page 206:
   • A photograph of a hand-held reduced flow shower unit is shown in Figure 5. 1975, Water's Interface with Energy, Air, and Solids, page 143:
   • In shower stalls 36 in by 36 in ( 915 mm by 915 mm ) , all controls, faucets, and the shower unit shall be mounted on the side wall opposite the seat. 1992, Americans with Disabilities Act Handbook, page 45:

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