leaf blower

noun

: a machine that generates a current of air used to collect loose leaves and debris

He figures it would take two men with rakes and brooms a half hour to clear a typical driveway of a week's worth of leaves, or one man five minutes with a leaf blower.—

Evelyn Nieves

Examples of leaf blower in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web People have been complaining about noise far longer than when leaf blowers first hit the market in the 1970s. —

David Vaina, Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2024 As more machines were switched on, the noise sounded like a ceiling fan, then a leaf blower, then a jet engine. —

By Andrew R Chow/granbury, Texas, TIME, 8 July 2024 One police lieutenant trawled for evidence using a leaf blower. —

Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024 With climate change extending our growing seasons, lawn mowers and leaf blowers are now used almost year-round. —

David Vaina, Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for leaf blower

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