launderette

[ lawn-duh-ret, lahn‐, lawn-duh-ret, lahn‐ ]
/ ˌlɔn dəˈrɛt, ˌlɑn‐, ˈlɔn dəˌrɛt, ˈlɑn‐ /

noun

a self-service laundry having coin-operated washers, driers, etc.
Also laun·drette [lawn-dret, lahn‐] /lɔnˈdrɛt, lɑn‐/.

Origin of launderette

First recorded in 1945–50; formerly a trademark

British Dictionary definitions for launderette

Launderette
/ (ˌlɔːndəˈrɛt, lɔːnˈdrɛt) /

noun trademark

British and NZ a commercial establishment where clothes can be washed and dried, using coin-operated machines Also called (US, Canadian, and NZ): Laundromat