1. plural of laundry; establishments where clothes and linens are washed and cleaned
2. plural of laundry; collections of dirty clothes and linens to be washed

Examples

• There are three laundries on Main Street.
• The hotel sends its linens to commercial laundries.
• She sorted the laundries into different piles.
• Most laundries offer same-day service.
• The laundries were piling up in the hamper.
• Local laundries compete with chain dry cleaners.
• He dropped off two laundries at the cleaners.