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washing line

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Cleaning
ˈwashing line noun [countable, uncountable]  British EnglishDHC a piece of string stretched between two poles that you hang wet clothes on so that they can dry outside 晾衣绳 SYN clothesline
Examples from the Corpus
washing lineThere was hardly room for a washing line in the back.Let there be shirts on a washing line.That is, with a path slap down the middle, a flanking washing line and four narrow borders around the edge.The levels have been carefully graded back towards the house and there is room here for the rotary washing line.
ˈwashing line nounChineseSyllable
Corpus stretched of poles piece a string two between


washing line
ˈwashing line noun [uncountable and countable]
British English a piece of string stretched between two poles that you hang wet clothes on so that they can dry outside
   SYN  clothesline


washing lineBrE /ˈwɒʃɪŋ laɪn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɑːʃɪŋ laɪn/ 🔊, /ˈwɔːʃɪŋ laɪn/ 🔊 noun (BrE) = clothes line