lawn mower
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of lawn mower
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Several years ago, Garrett bought a robotic lawn mower.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026
It is like putting diesel in a lawn mower.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
Indianna Winchester, 28, competed in motocross when she was younger but when her brothers started a lawn mower team, she could not resist getting involved.
From BBC • Aug. 17, 2025
About the size of a riding lawn mower, the machine chews through about eight barrels of batteries an hour, eight times faster than the drum roller method.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025
The last quarrel between the two men was when Harrison hid the lawn mower and refused to tell Jomo where it was until Jomo rewashed Mr. Richard’s shirt, which had been splattered with bird droppings.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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