laundrette
Public washing facility
A laundrette is a self-service laundry where customers wash and dry clothes in coin-operated machines.
The term is chiefly British; Americans say laundromat.
She spent Sunday afternoon at the laundrette reading while her clothes dried.
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- dryerAppliance removing moisture
- coin-operatedActivated by inserted currency
- laundromatSelf-service clothes-washing business
- washing machineAppliance for laundering textiles
spin cycle · detergent dispenser · folding table · tumble dryer · change machine · soap powder · fabric softener · lint trap
Bending something over itself
- waiting timeDuration before service
- choresRoutine household tasks
- errandsBrief purposeful outings
- schedulingAssigning times to events
Collective of connected people
- regularsHabitual visitors
- waitingRemaining in expectation
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- strangersPeople unknown to you
neighborhood · urban life · singles · students · city living · people-watching · shared space · meeting place
Evoking recent past
- fluorescent lightsGas-discharge illumination tubes
- plastic chairsMolded polymer seating
- seventies1970-1979 period
- steamyHot, moist, or erotic
humid · vending machine · working-class · melancholy · lonely nights
washer
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- dryerAppliance removing moisture
- coin-operatedActivated by inserted currency
- laundromatSelf-service clothes-washing business
washing machine · spin cycle · detergent dispenser · folding table · tumble dryer · change machine · soap powder · fabric softener · lint trap · load capacity
folding
Bending something over itself
- waiting timeDuration before service
- choresRoutine household tasks
- errandsBrief purposeful outings
scheduling · off-peak hours · delicates · load management · drying time
community
Collective of connected people
- regularsHabitual visitors
- waitingRemaining in expectation
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
strangers · neighborhood · urban life · singles · students · city living · people-watching · shared space · meeting place · renters
retro
Evoking recent past
- fluorescent lightsGas-discharge illumination tubes
- plastic chairsMolded polymer seating
- seventies1970-1979 period
steamy · humid · vending machine · working-class · melancholy · lonely nights
- laundromatwasher, washers, dryer, dryers, washing machines
- shopsshop, boutique, store, bakery, bookstores