launderette

[ lawn-duh-ret, lahn‐, lawn-duh-ret, lahn‐ ]

noun
  1. a self-service laundry having coin-operated washers, driers, etc.

Origin of launderette

1
First recorded in 1945–50; formerly a trademark
  • Also laun·drette [lawn-dret, lahn‐]. /lɔnˈdrɛt, lɑn‐/.

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British Dictionary definitions for Launderette

Launderette

/ (ˌlɔːndəˈrɛt, lɔːnˈdrɛt) /


nountrademark
  1. British and NZ a commercial establishment where clothes can be washed and dried, using coin-operated machines: Also called (US, Canadian, and NZ): Laundromat

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