Phrase guide

coat rack

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A rack or stand with hooks or pegs for holding hats and coats, often placed near an entrance for temporary use

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • She put her coat and her hat on the coat rack when she entered her friend's apartment.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a rack with hooks for temporarily holding coats and hats

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coatrack, hatrack

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rack

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: закачалка за дрехи (zakačalka za drehi) — rack for holding coats
  • Catalan: penjador — rack for holding coats
  • Catalan: penja-robes — rack for holding coats
  • Czech: věšák — rack for holding coats
  • Dutch: kapstok — rack for holding coats
  • Faroese: klædnastativ — rack for holding coats
  • French: portemanteau — rack for holding coats
  • German: Garderobenständer — rack for holding coats
  • German: Kleiderständer — rack for holding coats
  • Irish: crochadán — rack for holding coats
  • Irish: seastán cótaí — rack for holding coats
  • Māori: whata pouheni — rack for holding coats
  • Polish: wieszak — rack for holding coats
  • Scottish Gaelic: sorchan-aodaich — rack for holding coats
  • Spanish: perchero — rack for holding coats
  • Swedish: klädhängare — rack for holding coats
  • Swedish: rockhängare — rack for holding coats
  • Swedish: tamburmajor — rack for holding coats
  • Turkish: portmanto — rack for holding coats
  • Turkish: askılık — rack for holding coats
  • Turkish: giysilik — rack for holding coats
  • Turkish: giysi askılığı — rack for holding coats
  • Welsh: stand dillad — rack for holding coats