washing lines

Laundry drying cords

Washing lines are ropes or cords stretched between two points, used for hanging laundry to dry outdoors.

The term is primarily British; Americans typically say clothesline.

She hung the sheets on the washing line to dry in the sun.

The plural often refers to multiple lines in a yard or the general practice of air-drying clothes.

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airing · spring cleaning · evaporation · laundry · laundry day · rope · pulley system · peg · hanging out · sunlight exposure · outdoors · wind exposure · posts · wire · sustainable living · white sheets · cotton shirts · weather

Opposites
clothes drying method

washing linestumble dryer

Appliance for drying laundry

clothes dryer · electric dryer · dryer · drying machine · machine drying

Family

washing, lines, wash, line, washed, washer, washers, washes, washable

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G