laundry cart
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1.1
- noun
- /ˈlɔːndri kɑrt/
- US
:
carro de lavandería
- "You were sleeping with your head in that laundry cart," said Charlene, the look on her face painting Linda as someone who had no objection to touching her face to other people's dirty sheets.
So finally, you know, he pulls the laundry cart back.
- So finally, you know, he pulls the laundry cart back.
Examples
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Natalie and Dylan push rolling laundry carts in the Thin Man's direction.
Fiction book (2000) -
The woman who reminded me of Nola Jean walked by the window, dragging her laundry cart behind her.
Fiction book (1993) -
- I'll get a laundry cart, you get that body out of there.
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As they edge past a laundry cart outside a utility room, Harry releases her hand.
Fiction book (1992) -
Besides that, he pushes the laundry cart.
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I'll get someone to cover my shift, and you could smuggle me out in your laundry cart.
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Olga, the maid, pushes her laundry cart toward the end of a long, dimly lit hall.
Fiction book (1998) -
It had taken her ten years to get Dad out of the house, and another eight later, she drove me here, wrote me a generous check, helped me pack up my stuff into a laundry cart, looked me over to make sure I wasn't as pretty as she was, and kissed me good-bye.
Fiction book (1994) -
In the supply room, Debbie Foxx was unloading linens off the laundry cart and storing them.
Fiction book (1994) -
The maid pushed the laundry cart filled with fresh linens down the hallway.
Synonyms
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1.0
A small vehicle with wheels that you push or pull to carry things
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1.0
A cart on wheels used for carrying shopping or luggage
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3.4
A small cart with wheels that you push by hand to carry goods
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6.2
A small cart with one wheel and two handles for carrying things
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Morphology
The meaning 'a wheeled cart used for transporting laundry' is directly and compositionally derived from 'laundry' (clothes or linens) combined with 'cart' (a wheeled vehicle for transporting goods). This simple noun+noun compound follows a transparent, cross-linguistically common composition pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Laundry cart shows a simple picture: a wheeled cart used for moving laundry like clothes, towels, or sheets around a laundromat or a hotel. That's why it means 'a wheeled cart used to move laundry'.