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tumble dryer

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

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noun

Meaning 1

An electrical device that dries clothes in a rotating drum which tumbles the clothes in a flow of hot air.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: tuimeldroër — electrical device
  • Bulgarian: сушилня (sušilnja) — electrical device
  • Catalan: assecadora — electrical device
  • Chinese Mandarin: 烘乾機 /烘干机 (hōnggānjī) — electrical device
  • Chinese Mandarin: 乾衣機 /干衣机 (gānyījī) — electrical device
  • Czech: sušička — electrical device
  • Danish: tørretumbler — electrical device
  • Finnish: kuivausrumpu — electrical device
  • French: sèche-linge — electrical device
  • French: sécheuse — electrical device
  • German: Wäschetrockner — electrical device
  • German: Trockner — electrical device
  • Hebrew: מְיַבֵּשׁ כְּבִיסָה (meyabésh kvisa) — electrical device
  • Hungarian: szárítógép — electrical device
  • Icelandic: þurrkari — electrical device
  • Italian: asciugatrice — electrical device
  • Japanese: 衣類乾燥機 (irui kansōki) — electrical device
  • Japanese: 乾燥機 (kansōki) — electrical device
  • Korean: 빨래 건조기 (ppallae geonjogi) — electrical device
  • Korean: 건조기 (geonjogi) — electrical device
  • Norwegian Bokmål: tørketrommel — electrical device
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: tørketrommel — electrical device
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: turketrommel — electrical device
  • Polish: suszarka do ubrań — electrical device
  • Polish: suszarka — electrical device
  • Portuguese: secadora — electrical device
  • Russian: суши́лка (sušílka) — electrical device
  • Russian: суши́льная маши́на (sušílʹnaja mašína) — electrical device
  • Russian: бараба́нная суши́лка (barabánnaja sušílka) — electrical device
  • Spanish: secadora — electrical device
  • Swedish: torktumlare — electrical device
  • Turkish: çamaşır kurutma makinesi — electrical device
  • Turkish: kurutma makinesi — electrical device
  • Ukrainian: суши́льна маши́на (sušýlʹna mašýna) — electrical device
  • Welsh: peiriant sychu dillad — electrical device