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laundrette

British  
/ lɔːnˈdrɛt /

noun

  1. a variant of Launderette

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Ian's neighbour, he says, is convinced he is secretly running a laundrette from his home and that she can hear noisy machines through the wall.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2024

He also had a laundrette and a corner shop, and developed properties.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2022

Going to a laundrette to get your washing done is not most people's idea of fun, but two friends want to change that.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2022

But there is a complication: Johnny and Omar are lovers, and their relationship finds a kind of ironic symbol in the laundrette that may yet get turned into an unlikely thing of beauty.

From The Guardian • Apr. 16, 2020

Cleanicum is both a laundrette and a bar.

From The Guardian • Apr. 14, 2019

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