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Trockenraum

drying room, laundry room

noun TROK-en-rowm Rare
Home & Lifestyle Rooms

Usage Note

Trockenraum is a communal or private room in a building used for air-drying laundry, typically equipped with retractable lines or racks. In older German apartment buildings it is in the basement or attic and accessible to all tenants on a rota basis.

Examples

"Der Trockenraum im Keller ist montags und donnerstags für die zweite Etage reserviert."

Natural Translation

The drying room in the basement is reserved for the second floor on Mondays and Thursdays.

Literal Translation

The drying-room in the basement is on Mondays and Thursdays for the second floor reserved.

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