What is "airers"

Usage examples of "airers".

In fact, the only relic of the Wetherbys regime was one of those old-fashioned wooden clothes airers which could be lowered by a thin rope, loaded with damp washing and then hoisted back up to the ceiling above the boiler to dry.

In fact, the only relic of the Wetherbys’ regime was one of those old-fashioned wooden clothes airers which could be lowered by a thin rope, loaded with damp washing and then hoisted back up to the ceiling above the boiler to dry.