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launderette

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++laun·der·ette /ˌlɔːndəˈret $ ˌlɒːn-/ (also laundrette /lɔːnˈdret $ lɒːn-/ British English, Laundromat /ˈlɔːndrəmæt $ ˈlɒːn-/ trademark American English) noun [countable]  SHOP/STOREWASHa place where you can go to wash your clothes in machines that work when you put coins in them 〔装有投币洗衣机的〕自助洗衣店
Examples from the Corpus
launderetteLunch hour meant a hurried visit to a launderette or one of the new supermarkets.For example, the washing machines in your local launderette are actually completely automatic vending machines.The cost of launderettes is prohibitive on a subsistence income - so the washing gets done in the sink.The light from the launderette had shone upon him like an arc lamp.During the period we were watching, we counted between 2,200 and 2,300 going into the launderette.
Origin launderette (1900-2000) launder
laun·der·ette nounChineseSyllable
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launderette
launderette /ˌlɔːndəˈret $ ˌlɒːn-/ (also laundrette /lɔːnˈdret $ lɒːn-/) British English, Laun‧dro‧mat /ˈlɔːndrəmæt $ ˈlɒːn-/ noun [countable] trademark American English
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: launder
a place where you can go to wash your clothes in machines that work when you put coins in them


laun·der·ette (also laun·drette) BrE /lɔːnˈdret/ 🔊NAmE /lɔːnˈdret/ 🔊 (both BrE) (NAmE Laun·dro·mat™ BrE /ˈlɔːndrəmæt/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈlɔːndrəmæt/ 🔊) nouna place where you can wash and dry your clothes in machines that you operate by putting in coins 投币式自助洗衣店