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WYNR-ak/ˈwaɪn ræk/

A wine rack (id: wine-rack) is a stand or shelf with slots that hold bottles on their sides. A wine cellar is a room; a fridge is colder and upright. Collocation: in the wine rack; a wooden wine rack. Countable as the piece of furniture, not each slot.

Meaning

A stand or shelf with slots for storing bottles of wine.

Examples

• “There are only two bottles left in the wine rack.”
• “Lay the bottles in the wine rack, not on top of the fridge.”
• “The wine rack in the dining room only holds twelve bottles.”

Good to know

a wine rack. Contrast: a cellar / a fridge. Bottles on their side. Countable stands.

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