laundromat
pronunciation
How to pronounce laundromat in British English:
UK ['lɔ:ndrəmæt]
How to pronounce laundromat in American English:
US ['lɔndrəmæt]
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- Noun:
- a self-service laundry (service mark Laundromat) where coin-operated washing machines are available to individual customers
Word Origin
- laundromat (n.)
- "automatic coin-operated public laundry," 1946, originally (1942) a proprietary name by Westinghouse for a type of automatic washing machine; from laundry + ending probably suggested by automat. Also used for public clothes-washing places in U.S. were washateria (1935), laundrette (1945). The Westinghouse machine was popular after the war and was available with coin chutes and timers.
Example
- 1. The laundromat is opened from 6 am to 12 pm .
- 2. A voter prepares to cast his ballot at a laundromat in chicago .
- 3. That day , both gray and draper were discovered at a laundromat in maryland .
- 4. I used to have 30 so that I could wait 30 days between trips to the laundromat .
- 5. That 's why the internet is so much more fun than reading the corkboard at your laundromat .