lawn mower

American  

Or lawnmower

noun

1. a hand-operated or motor-driven machine for cutting the grass of a lawn.

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lawn mower British  

noun

1. a hand-operated or power-operated machine with rotary blades for cutting grass on lawns

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Etymology

Origin of lawn mower

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

The bigger garage gives them more room to store their snowblower, lawn mower and kids’ bikes, and the extra bathroom means “I don’t have to share a shower with an 8-year-old,” Bartelt said.

From The Wall Street Journal

It was a stroke of luck that his special interest was financial markets and not, say, collecting lawn mower catalogues.

From Literature

The robots swarming around look like electric orange self-driving lawn mowers in a coordinated dance, giving one another the right of way.

From The Wall Street Journal

It also includes the cost to repair the container, and to replace other items like seat boxes, chairs, trolleys, a lawn mower, hand tools and fishing tackle.

From BBC

The props turn slowly in unison—calibrating, calibrating—then spool furiously, a squadron of lawn mowers on deck.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

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