SANITARY TOWEL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sanitary towel mean? 

• SANITARY TOWEL (noun)
  The noun SANITARY TOWEL has 1 sense:

1. a disposable absorbent pad (trade name Kotex); worn to absorb menstrual flow

  Familiarity information: SANITARY TOWEL used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SANITARY TOWEL (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A disposable absorbent pad (trade name Kotex); worn to absorb menstrual flow

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Kotex; sanitary napkin; sanitary towel

Hypernyms ("sanitary towel" is a kind of...):

pad (a flat mass of soft material used for protection, stuffing, or comfort)

Domain region:

Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)