launderette

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

noun

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

Also laun·drette

[lawn-dret, lahn‐] /lɔnˈdrɛt, lɑn‐/.

Origin of launderette

First recorded in 1945–50; formerly a trademark

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British Dictionary definitions for launderette

Launderette

noun trademark

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

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