Terminology question

Seeking American and European mainland answers. Being nations separated by a common language.
What do you call rotary clothes lines? Its relevant to a training package I will make available on mudspike.
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An antenna? :smile: No idea actually.

Edit: looking at Amazon, it appears that either “rotary clothesline” or “umbrella drying rack” are commonly used.

Having been born in South Carolina, but lived in England the first 6 of 8 years of my life, I found this video fascinating.

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Did you just call America and Europe nations? :nerd_face:

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So us scandinavians doesn’t count, huh?
I am offended!
It’s Tørkevinde in Norwegian and Torkvinda in Swedish.

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I thought that was when you are peddling a bicycle and break wind, which adds torque.

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Wäschespinne, or more colloquially Windelbaum.

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I do feel like European :grinning:

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No, that’s Fartsdumper.

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Then you’re continental and not nationalistic.

Droogmolen in dutch.

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I love how it is “laundry spider” in German, that sounds like a terrifying D&D monster. :smiley:

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The “stendino rotante” - there.
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I think Scandinavians do count. I had mentally put you in Europe. How do those names translate?

No but an easy mistake to make. It is actualy from a speech by Winston Churchill

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It is tørrestativ or paraplytørrestativ in Danish. Paraply = Umbrella

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In Danish that would be vejbump = Roadbump/s It is the same whether it is 1 or more.

Or Hastigheds sænkende foranstaltninger = Velocity reduction measures.

We could also use Fart sænkende foranstaltninger = Speed reduction measures.

And there’s nothing wrong with that.

But we’re europeans on the Scandinavian peninsula, not the mainland.
There is a difference, you know…

Literally drying winder.

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That’s a whirligig

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@Maclean! Nice to see you!

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Best answer I’ve seen, so far :rofl:
A generic term even, applicable in multiple circumstances.

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