lawn mower

noun

: a machine for cutting grass on lawns

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Those accumulate on the forest floor, and become perfect kindling for fires, igniting with even the smallest spark from a cigarette or lawn mower. Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 Highlights at the oldest continuously active agricultural fair in the United States are a concert by Chris Cagle on Saturday at 8 p.m., a women’s skillet toss, pig races, lawn mower races, balloon animals. Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 2 July 2025 Baker estimates that a lawn mower that goes for $250mightcost $255 after the tariffs take effect. Anne Marie D. Lee, CBS News, 5 June 2025 After what appeared to be DeGeneres' wife, Portia de Rossi, 52, could be heard giggling in the background, the video cuts to a third clip showing DeGeneres and the man pushing the lawn mower together. Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 7 May 2025 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 21 Aug. 2025.

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lawn mower

noun
: a machine for cutting grass on lawns

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