Kleiderstange

clothing rail

noun KLY-der-shtan-geh Rare

Also means

wardrobe rod

Usage Note

Kleiderstange is a horizontal rail or rod from which clothes on hangers are suspended. It can be inside a wardrobe or freestanding. A portable freestanding version is freistehende Kleiderstange; inside a wardrobe it is simply Stange.

Examples

"An der Kleiderstange im Schlafzimmer hängen die Jacken, die täglich gebraucht werden."

Natural Translation

The jackets that are needed daily hang on the clothing rail in the bedroom.

Literal Translation

On the clothing-rail in the bedroom hang the jackets, that daily needed are.

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