Definition of "launderette" [launderette]

• A self-service laundry. (noun)

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• "When we had to wash clothes after a week or so, we thought about driving home, do the washing and come back - but we stayed consequent and went to a launderette."
• "Even the seagulls looked as if they had been put through the launderette for the occasion."
• "Turns out our washer man has recycled the plastic box of sugar into a soap recipient, so as not to carry a much bigger box to the launderette each time."