ironing board

noun

A long board, often covered with fabric and having legs that are usually collapsible, on which one can iron clothes.

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Meanings

nounironing board (plural ironing boards)

plural ironing boards · alternative dated ironing-board

  1. A long board, often covered with fabric and having legs that are usually collapsible, on which one can iron clothes.
  2. colloquialidiomaticA flat-chested woman.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
flat-chested

Translations

Bulgarian дъска за гладене
  • дъска за гладене (dăska za gladene)a long board on which one can iron
Catalan post de planxar
  • post de planxara long board on which one can iron
Chinese Cantonese 燙衫板 /烫衫板
  • 燙衫板 /烫衫板 (tong³ saam¹ baan²)a long board on which one can iron
Chinese Mandarin 燙衣板 /烫衣板, 熨衣板
  • 燙衣板 /烫衣板 (tàngyībǎn)a long board on which one can iron
  • 熨衣板 (yùnyībǎn)a long board on which one can iron
Czech žehlicí prkno
  • žehlicí prknoa long board on which one can iron
Danish strygebræt
  • strygebræta long board on which one can iron
Dutch strijkplank
  • strijkplanka long board on which one can iron
Esperanto gladotabulo, platbrusta virino
  • gladotabuloa long board on which one can iron
  • platbrusta virinoa flat-chested woman
Estonian triikimislaud
  • triikimislauda long board on which one can iron
Finnish silityslauta, lauta
  • silityslautaa long board on which one can iron
  • lautaa flat-chested woman
  • silityslautaa flat-chested woman
French planche à repasser, table à repasser
  • planche à repassera long board on which one can iron
  • table à repassera long board on which one can iron
  • planche à repassera flat-chested woman
German Bügelbrett
  • Bügelbretta long board on which one can iron
Greek σιδερώστρα
  • σιδερώστρα (sideróstra)a long board on which one can iron
Hungarian vasalódeszka
  • vasalódeszkaa long board on which one can iron
Indonesian papan setrika
  • papan setrikaa long board on which one can iron
Italian asse da stiro
  • asse da stiroa long board on which one can iron
Japanese アイロン台
  • アイロン台 (airondai)a long board on which one can iron
Korean 다리미판
  • 다리미판 (darimipan)a long board on which one can iron
Māori papa haeana
  • papa haeanaa long board on which one can iron
Norwegian Bokmål strykebrett
  • strykebretta long board on which one can iron
Polish deska do prasowania, deska
  • deska do prasowaniaa long board on which one can iron
  • deskaa flat-chested woman
Portuguese tábua de passar roupa
  • tábua de passar roupaa long board on which one can iron
Russian глади́льная доска́
  • глади́льная доска́ (gladílʹnaja doská)a long board on which one can iron
Spanish tabla de planchar, mesa de planchar
  • tabla de planchara long board on which one can iron
  • mesa de planchara long board on which one can iron
  • burro de planchara long board on which one can iron
  • planchadora long board on which one can iron
  • tabla de planchara flat-chested woman
Swedish strykbräda
  • strykbrädaa long board on which one can iron
Turkish ütü masası
  • ütü masasıa long board on which one can iron
Ukrainian прасувальна дошка
  • прасувальна дошка (prasuvalʹna doška)a long board on which one can iron
Cite this entry
APA

ironing board. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ironing%20board

MLA

“ironing board.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ironing%20board. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ironing board,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ironing%20board.

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