washing machine
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of washing machine
First recorded in 1790–1800
Example Sentences
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The worker uncurls its claw-like fingers, daintily grips the basket by its edges and walks it over to a conveyor that will send it through an industrial washing machine.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026
According to a 2020 survey by Federal Reserve and University of Chicago economists, the tariffs forced washing machine prices up by nearly 12%, or about $86 each.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
On the side of a highway on the outskirts of Havana, vendors sell bags of charcoal and makeshift braziers, some fashioned from old washing machine drums.
From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026
Yet a few years ago I heard about a tiny data centre, the size of a washing machine, that was being operated in Devon, UK.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026
It was installed and humming happily as I loaded Auk XXII-A on top of the washing machine.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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