string trimmer

noun

|Updated on: 8 Jul 2018

Definition of string trimmer

: a machine for cutting grass with a rapidly spinning length of monofilament cord

Recent Examples of string trimmer from the Web

Right now, Greenworks is running a Deal of the Day on a whole arsenal of lawn care tools, including a mower, a pole saw, a blower, a string trimmer, and a hedge trimmer.

— samantha gordon, USA TODAY, "These are the 5 best Amazon deals right now," 25 June 2018
They will be required to perform a variety of tasks which may include the use of hand tools, power equipment, such as string trimmers, leaf blowers and mowers, picking up litter and assisting in athletic field maintenance.

— Courant Community, "Community News For The Wethersfield Edition," 17 Apr. 2018
In addition to its collaboration with DARPA, the company plans to market power tools for home use, such as lawnmowers, chainsaws, and string trimmers.

— joe bargmann, Popular Mechanics, "Crazy-Efficient Rotary Engine Lands Million-Dollar DARPA Contract," 23 Apr. 2015
They will be required to perform a variety of tasks which may include the use of hand tools, power equipment, such as string trimmers, leaf blowers and mowers, picking up litter and assisting in athletic field maintenance.

— Courant Community, "Community News For The Wethersfield Edition," 17 Apr. 2018
They will be required to perform a variety of tasks which may include the use of hand tools, power equipment, such as string trimmers, leaf blowers and mowers, picking up litter and assisting in athletic field maintenance.

— Courant Community, "Community News For The Wethersfield Edition," 17 Apr. 2018
They will be required to perform a variety of tasks which may include the use of hand tools, power equipment, such as string trimmers, leaf blowers and mowers, picking up litter and assisting in athletic field maintenance.

— Courant Community, "Community News For The Wethersfield Edition," 17 Apr. 2018
After plants have finished producing berries, use a string trimmer or rotary mower and cut plants to about 2 inches above the crown.

— kym pokorny, OregonLive.com, "What you need to know to grow your own Oregon strawberries," 8 May 2018
They will be required to perform a variety of tasks which may include the use of hand tools, power equipment, such as string trimmers, leaf blowers and mowers, picking up litter and assisting in athletic field maintenance.

— Courant Community, "Community News For The Wethersfield Edition," 17 Apr. 2018

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