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
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 ● Oct. 20, 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
She would borrow a lawn mower from a neighbor, and she and Terryl and Michael would groom the front yard.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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