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pressure washer

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A mechanical device that uses a pump to generate a high-pressure stream of water (up to 5000 PSI - residential/commercial and up to 70000 PSI for commercial/industrial uses) to clean surfaces.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: power washer

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: водоструйка (vodostrujka) — Translations
  • Dutch: hogedrukreiniger — Translations
  • Finnish: painepesuri — Translations
  • French: kärcher — Translations
  • French: nettoyeur haute-pression — Translations
  • German: Hochdruckreiniger — Translations
  • Greek: πιεστικό (piestikó) — Translations
  • Polish: myjka ciśnieniowa — Translations
  • Portuguese: lavadora de alta pressão — Translations
  • Portuguese: hidrolavadora — Translations
  • Romanian: aparat de spalat cu presiune — Translations
  • Russian: мойка высокого давления (mojka vysokovo davlenija) — Translations
  • Spanish: Mexico — Translations
  • Spanish: Spain — Translations
  • Spanish: hidrolavadora — Translations
  • Spanish: hidrolimpiadora — Translations
  • Spanish: hidrojet — Translations
  • Spanish: karcher — Translations
  • Spanish: máquina de lavado a presión — Translations
  • Swedish: högtryckstvätt — Translations
  • Turkish: yüksek basınçlı yıkama makinesi — Translations