Meaning of Clothesline | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈkləʊðzlaɪn

Definitions

A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry.
A structure with multiple cords for the same purpose, such as a Hills hoist.
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

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

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

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