Learn English – What do you call the individual enclosed defecating areas in toilets

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picture of three (turkish style) toilets separated by dividers

For example, in the picture above, there are three of them.

How should I refer to them?

As in a sentence like:

I excused myself and went to the toilet, but all of the […] were occupied.

Best Answer

These are called stalls. Wikipedia shows the definition of "stall" as

a small enclosure of some kind, usually less enclosed than a room.

and gives these examples:

  • In a cathedral, the stalls are the seats built into the quire (or choir) in the eastern end of the structure.
  • In a theatre or concert hall auditorium, the stalls, also referred to as orchestra seats, are the seats on the ground floor directly in front of the stage.
  • In a public washroom, multiple toilets are separated into stalls for privacy.
  • In the United Kingdom the bake sale is known as a cake stall. a high-backed booth at a restaurant
  • A shower stall