"ironing board" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ironing boards [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ironing board (plural ironing boards)
  1. A long board, often covered with fabric and having on legs that are usually collapsible, on which one can iron clothes. Synonyms: ironing-board [dated] Translations (a long board on which one can iron): արդուկի սեղան (arduki seġan) (Armenian), дъска за гладене (dǎska za gladene) [feminine] (Bulgarian), post de planxar [feminine] (Catalan), 燙衫板 (Chinese Cantonese), 烫衫板 (tong³ saam¹ baan²) (Chinese Cantonese), 燙衣板 (Chinese Mandarin), 烫衣板 (tàngyībǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), žehlicí prkno [neuter] (Czech), strygebræt [neuter] (Danish), strijkplank [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), gladotabulo (Esperanto), triikimislaud (Estonian), silityslauta (Finnish), planche à repasser [feminine] (French), table à repasser [feminine] (French), Bügelbrett [neuter] (German), σιδερώστρα (sideróstra) [feminine] (Greek), papan setrika (Indonesian), asse da stiro [feminine] (Italian), アイロン台 (airondai) (alt: アイロンだい) (Japanese), 다리미판 (darimipan) (Korean), Streckbriet [neuter] (Luxembourgish), mejda tal-mogħdija [feminine] (Maltese), papa haeana (Maori), strykebrett [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), strykebrett [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), deska do prasowania [feminine] (Polish), tábua de passar roupa [feminine] (Portuguese), глади́льная доска́ (gladílʹnaja doská) [feminine] (Russian), tabla de planchar [feminine] (Spanish), mesa de planchar [feminine] (Spanish), burro de planchar [Mexico, masculine] (Spanish), planchador [masculine] (Spanish), strykbräda [common-gender] (Swedish), ütü masası (Turkish), прасувальна дошка (prasuvalʹna doška) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-ironing_board-en-noun-~CfWVEKr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 Disambiguation of 'a long board on which one can iron': 100 0
  2. (idiomatic, colloquial) A flat-chested woman. Tags: colloquial, idiomatic Translations (a flat-chested woman): platbrusta virino [feminine] (Esperanto), lauta (Finnish), silityslauta (Finnish), planche à repasser [feminine] (French), deska [feminine] (Polish), tabla de planchar [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-ironing_board-en-noun-0wkJyPC- Disambiguation of 'a flat-chested woman': 4 96

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      "word": "tabla de planchar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a long board on which one can iron",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mesa de planchar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a long board on which one can iron",
      "tags": [
        "Mexico",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "burro de planchar"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a long board on which one can iron",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "planchador"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a long board on which one can iron",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "strykbräda"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a long board on which one can iron",
      "word": "ütü masası"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "prasuvalʹna doška",
      "sense": "a long board on which one can iron",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "прасувальна дошка"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "a flat-chested woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "platbrusta virino"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a flat-chested woman",
      "word": "lauta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a flat-chested woman",
      "word": "silityslauta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a flat-chested woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "planche à repasser"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a flat-chested woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "deska"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a flat-chested woman",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tabla de planchar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ironing board"
}

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