"spin dryer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spin dryers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} spin dryer (plural spin dryers)
  1. A machine in which wet clothes are spun in a cylinder full of holes to remove water from them, taking advantage of centrifugal force. Categories (topical): Laundry Synonyms: spin-dryer, spin drier, spin-drier Translations (machine to remove water taking advantage of centrifugal force): центрофуга (centrofuga) [feminine] (Bulgarian), ždímačka [feminine] (Czech), linko (Finnish), pyykkilinko (Finnish), centrifuga (Hungarian), žmýkačka [feminine] (Slovak), centrifug [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-spin_dryer-en-noun-m3YcwXYq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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