What (who) is Launderette - definition
VENUE WHERE ONE MAY HIRE THE USE OF A WASHING MACHINE
Laundromat; Launderette; Laundrette; Washateria; Laundrymat; Coin laundry; Laundtomat; Laundromats; Fluff-n-fold; Fluff and fold; Laundry mat; Self-service laundry facilities; Self-service laundry facility; Coin laundries; Self-service laundries; Launderettes; Coin-operated laundries; Coin-operated laundry; Laundrettes; Coin-op laundries; Coin-op laundry; Laundry service
![24 Pesula, a self-service laundry at the [[Ristikko Shopping Center]] in [[Konala]], [[Helsinki]], Finland](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/24Pesula.jpg?width=200 "24 Pesula, a self-service laundry at the [[Ristikko Shopping Center]] in [[Konala]], [[Helsinki]], Finland")
![Laundromat in [[Philadelphia]] that opened in 1947 and is believed to be the first coin-operated laundromat in the [[United States]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/5029 Germantown.JPG?width=200 "Laundromat in [[Philadelphia]] that opened in 1947 and is believed to be the first coin-operated laundromat in the [[United States]]")
![A modern laundromat in [[Ohio]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Lmaries.jpg?width=200 "A modern laundromat in [[Ohio]]")
launderette
(also laundrette)
¦ noun Brit. an establishment with coin-operated washing machines and dryers for public use.
Launderette
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Note: in BRIT, also use 'laundrette'
A Launderette is a place where people can pay to use machines to wash and dry their clothes. (TRADEMARK) (mainly BRIT; in AM, usually use Laundromat
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Leather Launderette
ALBUM BY BERT JANSCH
Leather Laundrette
Leather Launderette is the 16th album by Scottish folk musician Bert Jansch, recorded together with fellow musician Rod Clements. The album was released in March 1989.
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Self-service laundry
A self-service laundry, coin laundry, or coin wash, is a facility where clothes are washed and dried without much personalized professional help. They are known in the United Kingdom as launderettes or laundrettes, and in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand as laundromats. In Texas and other parts of the south central United States, the term washateria is still used by some older speakers.
Pronunciation examples for Launderette
1. ALAN CUMMING: Is there a launderette?
CBS's Instinct _ Alan Cumming & Michael Rauch _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of Launderette
1. "It comes down to how you treat them," said a Greek woman who owns a launderette.
2. Ms Jackson said: "People find bemusing the quantities of money that is washing around like a vast launderette.
3. His father Ayub, 47, a launderette owner from Forest Gate, said: "Rizwan has never been in any trouble.
4. Olympic host They are boiled to death and skinned by a fleecing machine similar to a launderette tumble drier.
5. But she never complained or shirked hard work, taking the washing down to the launderette and making the weekly trip to Bury market to shop for fresh produce.