Wäscheständer

clothes airer

noun VAE-she-shten-der Rare

Also means

drying rack

Usage Note

Wäscheständer is a foldable frame with horizontal bars for air-drying laundry indoors. Plural Wäscheständer (unchanged). Tumble dryers are less universal in Germany than in some other countries, making the Wäscheständer a near-universal household item.

Examples

"Die frisch gewaschene Wäsche hängt auf dem Wäscheständer."

Natural Translation

The freshly washed laundry hangs on the clothes airer.

Literal Translation

The freshly washed laundry hangs on the laundry-stand.

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