lawn mower

noun

: a machine for cutting grass on lawns

Examples of lawn mower in a Sentence

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The man killed in the crash was riding a Skag lawn mower and traveled onto the road, pulling into the path of a southbound 2013 Chevrolet Malibu driven by a 63-year-old man, also from Liberty. Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026 The release said a 33-year-old Swanville man was operating a zero-turn lawn mower with a 4-year-old child from Lake Orion riding on the front platform of the mower. Susan Bromley, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026 All this earns it an Editors’ Choice award for midrange robot lawn mowers. John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026 According to the Morrison County Sheriff's Office, deputies were dispatched to a residence in Swanville Township after a report that a lawn mower had run over a 4-year-old child. Cole Premo, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lawn mower

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of lawn mower was in 1858

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“Lawn mower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawn%20mower. Accessed 15 Sep. 2026.

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lawn mower

noun
: a machine for cutting grass on lawns
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