fa ‧ cil ‧ i ‧ ty S2 W1 AC /fəˈsɪləti, fəˈsɪlɪti/ BrE AmE noun ( plural facilities )
1 . facilities [plural] rooms, equipment, or services that are provided for a particular purpose:
All rooms have private facilities (=private bathroom and toilet) .
The hotel has its own pool and leisure facilities.
toilet facilities
childcare facilities
2 . [countable usually singular] a special part of a piece of equipment or a system which makes it possible to do something:
Is there a call-back facility on this phone?
a bank account with an overdraft facility
3 . [countable] a place or building used for a particular activity or industry, or for providing a particular type of service:
a top-secret research facility
the finest indoor sports facility in the US
4 . [singular] a natural ability to do something easily and well SYN talent
facility for
She has an amazing facility for languages.
5 . the facilities American English spoken the toilet, used to be polite:
Excuse me, I have to use the facilities.
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COLLOCATIONS
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + facilities
▪ sports/sporting facilities
Have you checked out the local sports facilities?
▪ leisure/recreational facilities (=facilities for activities that you do for pleasure)
The leisure facilities include a sauna and a gym.
▪ hotel facilities
Make use of the hotel facilities, which are excellent.
▪ parking facilities
The building has parking facilities for twenty cars.
▪ educational facilities
We aim to improve the provision of educational facilities such as libraries.
▪ training facilities
The company plans to set up in-house training facilities.
▪ computing facilities
The department provides excellent computing facilities for students.
▪ childcare facilities
More women would work if there were better childcare facilities.
▪ catering/restaurant/cooking facilities
The rooms all have cooking facilities and a fridge.
▪ communal facilities (=to be used by everyone who lives in a place)
Communal facilities at the campsite were well-maintained.
▪ shared facilities (=facilities to be shared, especially bathrooms)
The less expensive rooms have shared facilities.
■ verbs
▪ provide facilities
Recycling facilities are provided by the local council.
▪ offer facilities
A wide range of facilities is offered.
▪ use the facilities
Guests are welcome to use all the hotel’s facilities.
▪ make use of the facilities
We hope students make use of the new facilities.
▪ facilities include something
The centre’s facilities include an outdoor swimming pool.
■ phrases
▪ a range of facilities
The range of facilities offered by this hotel is superb.