lawn mower

Or lawnmower

noun

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

lawn mower

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of lawn mower¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Emergency sirens, lawn mowers and music in a nightclub, by contrast, can exceed 90 decibels.

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Despite previous female-only lawn mower races drumming up interest in the sport, Winchester a is the only woman taking part in this year's race.

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Rampant immigration sweeps have left a trail of belongings — cars, lawn mowers, ice cream carts — across the region with no clear way to reunite the items with their owners.

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Cars with shattered windows have been left behind in streets and parking lots, lawn mowers left running on front lawns, and ice cream carts abandoned on sidewalks.

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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.

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