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launderette

[ lawn-duh-ret, lahn‐, lawn-duh-ret, lahn‐ ]
/ ˌlɔn dəˈrɛt, ˌlɑn‐, ˈlɔn dəˌrɛt, ˈlɑn‐ /

noun

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

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Also laun·drette [lawn-dret, lahn‐]. /lɔnˈdrɛt, lɑn‐/.

Origin of launderette

First recorded in 1945–50; formerly a trademark

Words nearby launderette

launch pad, launch shoe, launch vehicle, launch window, launder, launderette, laundress, laundrette, laundromat, laundry, laundry list
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British Dictionary definitions for launderette

Launderette
/ (ˌlɔːndəˈrɛt, lɔːnˈdrɛt) /

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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