combine harvester
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"Sometimes the wheat's too dry, so the grain is too small and risks being thrown out with the straw" by the combine harvester, said Franck Laborde, FNSEA's head of climate risk.
From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026
The plough, alongside other machinery such as the combine harvester, has expanded the scale, speed and productivity of farming, leading to more efficient cultivation of more land.
From BBC • Oct. 23, 2022
By age 15, Gorbachev was helping his father drive a combine harvester after school and during the region’s blistering, dusty summers.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 30, 2022
And fully loaded with grain, a combine harvester weighs up to 36 tons—as much as a small herd of pachyderms.
From Science Magazine • May 16, 2022
A combine harvester rolled down a field like a dinosaur, corn disappearing into its great, scarlet maw.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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