launderette
noun
a self-service laundry having coin-operated washers, driers, etc.
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Launderette
Launderettenouna commercial establishment where clothes can be washed and dried, using coin-operated machines
launderette
American
[lawn-duh-ret, lahn-, lawn-duh-ret, lahn-]
/ ˌlɔn dəˈrɛt, ˌlɑn-, ˈlɔn dəˌrɛt, ˈlɑn- /
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laundrette
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launderettes
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Launderette
British
/ lɔːnˈdrɛt, ˌlɔːndəˈrɛt /
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Etymology
Origin of launderette
First recorded in 1945–50; formerly a trademark
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The thing about London is that you can have a launderette and then look above it and it’s got this beautiful Regency architecture.
From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2021
The club night at Mangle E8 in Dalston - a former industrial launderette - was put on by LoveJuice, which hosts dance music parties all over the world, from Ibiza to Dubai.
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2017
The launderette, located in a former hospital near the Vatican, is run by the Community of Sant’Egidio.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 11, 2017
“Who?” said Maria Jimenez, 51, folding clothes in a launderette.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 9, 2015
We were soaked and filthy, desperately needed a launderette, clean, dry clothes, a square meal, and a Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
The Austin American-Statesman reports that Austin-based restaurants Launderette and Fresa's earlier this week announced plans to ask patrons to show they had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine before entering.
From Salon ● Aug. 13, 2021
After settling in Austin, he worked at acclaimed restaurants like La Condesa, Uchiko and Launderette before opening Suerte with the restaurant’s owner, Sam Hellman-Mass, 33.
From New York Times ● Dec. 22, 2018
The Ace Launderette at Girdlestone Road in Oxford will again open its doors to voters this year.
From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2015
"What My Beautiful Launderette told me was that there was the possibility of telling our stories on the big screen," she says.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 17, 2011
For a fee of $1,000 Telecoin handles the accounting and advertising, and grants the use of the Launderette name for two years; the renewal charge is $300 a year.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Our aim is to keep charges significantly below nearby high street launderettes, and that's why pricing will vary across the country."
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2026
At the time, P&O said a "wide range of approved protocols" had been put in place, including closing on-board launderettes and preventing passengers from serving themselves at the buffet.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2024
The Federation of Small Businesses has warned of the impact on everything from fish-and-chip shops and launderettes.
From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2022
Soldiers in uniform were patrolling in the rain nearby, as if this were somehow Afghanistan, walking past urban launderettes and bakeries.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 20, 2015
Coffee machines will cost 50% more, launderettes 30% more.
From Time Magazine Archive
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