clotheslinenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkləʊðz.laɪn/us/ˈkloʊðz.laɪn/a length of rope or string from which wet clothes are hung, usually outside, to dry
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cleaning clothes
- cleaner
- clothes brush
- clothes horse
- clothes peg
- conditioner
- drip-dry
- dryer
- iron
- ironing
- ironing board
- launder
- launderette
- laundry
- tumble dryer
- valet service
- wash
- washer
- washer-dryer
- washing
- white
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Examples from literature
- A minute or so later he returned with a length of clothesline.
- By way of reply she climbed up the post of the clothesline.
- One day he went down to the lake with a piece of clothesline.
- So the two little girls ran to get the clothesline and soon they were jumping rope.
- The clothesline was pulled tight between two posts and the sheets put over the line.