English Dictionary

clothesline

/ˈkləʊðzlaɪn/

noun

A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry. / A structure with multiple cords for the same purpose, such as a Hills hoist.

I hung my wet clothes on the clothesline to dry.

意味（1）

A rope or cord tied up outdoors to hang clothes on so they can dry.

Coordinate term: clotheshorse

意味（2）

A structure with multiple cords for the same purpose, such as a Hills hoist.

意味（3）

(Canada, US, informal) The act of knocking a person over by striking his or her upper body or neck with one's arm, as if he or she had run into a low clothesline.