bath towel

Meaning

A bath towel is a large piece of absorbent fabric used for drying oneself after a shower or bath. In travel contexts, you will often need to ask hotel reception or housekeeping for fresh ones. It is a basic, neutral term used worldwide.

Examples

• Could we please get two extra bath towels for room 304?

  Could we please get two extra bath towels for room 304?

• The hotel provides a clean bath towel and hand towel for every guest.

  The hotel provides a clean bath towel and hand towel for every guest.

• I need to hang my wet bath towel on the rack to dry.

  I need to hang my wet bath towel on the rack to dry.

• Excuse me, housekeeper, can you replace this dirty bath towel?

  Excuse me, housekeeper, can you replace this dirty bath towel?

• Don't forget to pack a quick-drying bath towel for our hostel stay.

  Don't forget to pack a quick-drying bath towel for our hostel stay.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I need to dry my body with a bath paper.

  ✓ I need to dry my body with a bath towel.

  Learners sometimes translate directly from languages that use a word similar to 'paper' or 'tissue' for towels, but in English, we always use 'towel'.

• ✗ Can I have a shower towel?

  ✓ Can I have a bath towel?

  While 'shower towel' is occasionally understood, 'bath towel' is the standard collocation used in hotels and homes.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Excuse me, there is no clean ___ in my bathroom.

  💡 A large cloth used to dry yourself after washing.

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  bath towel

• Please hang your wet ___ on the hook behind the door.

  💡 You use this to dry your body after a shower.

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  bath towel