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Meaning of Clothesline | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈkləʊðzlaɪn

Definitions

  1. A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry.
  2. A structure with multiple cords for the same purpose, such as a Hills hoist.
  3. The act of knocking a person over by striking his or her upper body or neck with one's arm, as if he or she had run into a low clothesline.
    Canada, US, informal

Equivalents

العربية حبل الغسيل
Català estenedor
Deutsch Wäscheleine
Ελληνικά άπλωμα
Español cuerda para tender la ropa tendal tendedero tenderete
Suomi pyykkinaru pyykkinuora
Français corde à linge
Gaeilge líne éadaigh
Galego tarandeira tendal
עברית חבל
हिन्दी अरगनी
Magyar szárítókötél
Íslenska snúra þvottasnúra
Italiano linea di vestiti
日本語 物干し 物干し綱
ქართული სამკერვალო
한국어 빨랫줄
Nederlands wasdraad waslijn
Português estendal estendedouro tendal varal
Русский бельева́я верёвка
Svenska klädstreck tvättlina

Examples

“Hang this towel out on the clothesline for me.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Clotheslines clothesmaker clothesmaking clothesman Clothespin clothespin vote

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