different between washstand vs washbasin

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wash +? stand

washstand (plural washstands)

(furniture) A table containing a basin and a pitcher of water for washing
(dated) In a stable or garage, a place in the floor prepared so that carriages or automobiles may be washed there and the water run off.
- 1916, Horseless Age: The Automobile Trade Magazine
  Washstand in an Electric Garage. […] In a few garages arrangements are made for washing cars in any position on the storage floor, so that it is not necessary to move them on to and off the washrack.

wash +? basin

washbasin (plural washbasins)

A basin used for washing, (now) particularly a permanently installed sink, fitted with a water supply and a drain, for washing the hands and face.

(all senses): handbasin
(a basin with a water supply): washstand
(a simple basin without water supply): lavabo, piscina, laver, lavatory (Christian); washbowl

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