Meaning & use
roller towel
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Meaning
nouncountableold-fashioned
a long cloth towel that is rolled around a cylinder and pulled down to a clean part after each use
Grammar: Countable: a roller towel, two roller towels.
Patterns
- a roller towel
- roller towels
The old washroom still had a roller towel instead of paper towels.
He pulled the roller towel to find a dry section.
In the past, roller towels were common in public bathrooms.
Word forms
| plural | roller towels |
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Common combinations
- a roller towel dispenser
- The roller towel dispenser was empty, so we used our sleeves.
- pull the roller towel
- She pulled the roller towel to get a clean part.
- a clean roller towel
- Make sure there's a clean roller towel in the guest bathroom.
Synonyms and how they differ
- continuous towel
- A continuous towel works on the same principle but is a less common term.
Commonly confused: roller towel or paper towel? roller towel or hand dryer?
roller towel vs paper towel
A paper towel is a disposable sheet of absorbent paper; a roller towel is a reusable cloth on a roll.
roller towel vs hand dryer
A hand dryer is an electric machine that blows warm air; a roller towel is a cloth towel.
Practice
What is a roller towel?
Choose one answer.
A roller towel is specifically a long cloth towel on a cylinder, pulled down for a fresh section. The other options describe different items or are not accurate.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “roller towel”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.