Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A self-service laundry.
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- noun A place that has facilities for washing and drying clothes that the public may pay to use.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Turns out our washer man has recycled the plastic box of sugar into a soap recipient, so as not to carry a much bigger box to the launderette each time.
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I figured out I could pay £400 and have a new washing machine or I could start going to the launderette.
Michael Holden's All ears Michael Holden 2010
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"I sat in a launderette and wept until my socks were dry."
February 2009 Maxine 2009
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Turns out our washer man has recycled the plastic box of sugar into a soap recipient, so as not to carry a much bigger box to the launderette each time.
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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"I sat in a launderette and wept until my socks were dry."
Ten things to get over you Maxine 2009
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"I sat in a launderette and wept until my socks were dry."
Weblogs Maxine 2009
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Even the seagulls looked as if they had been put through the launderette for the occasion.
Andrew Gale puts wind in Yorkshire sails against Worcestershire 2011
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When we had to wash clothes after a week or so, we thought about driving home, do the washing and come back - but we stayed consequent and went to a launderette.
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Turns out our washer man has recycled the plastic box of sugar into a soap recipient, so as not to carry a much bigger box to the launderette each time.
French Word-A-Day: 2009
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"I sat in a launderette and wept until my socks were dry."
Ten things to get over you Maxine 2009
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