hand dryer

English

A hand dryer

Noun

hand dryer (plural hand dryers)

1. An electric-powered device in a restroom to dry hands with a stream of warm air.
   • 2019 October 23, Pip Dunn, “The next king of Scotland”, in Rail, page 53:

     There is no automatic hand dryer, which is no great loss as I've yet to find one that works well on a train - they are either pathetically weak or wildly over-enthusiastic.

Translations

electric device in a restroom to dry hands

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 乾手機／干手机 (gānshǒujī), 烘手機／烘手机 (hōngshǒujī)

• Finnish: käsienkuivain, käsienkuivaaja
• French: sèche-main m
• German: Händetrockner m
• Italian: asciugamani elettrico m
• Japanese: ハンドドライヤー (handodo raiyā)
• Korean: 핸드드라이어 (haendeudeuraieo)
• Portuguese: secador de mãos m, secador (pt) m
• Spanish: secamanos