string trimmer

noun

|Updated on: 10 Jun 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

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
The string trimmer is perfect for those spots that your mower just can't quite reach.

— samantha gordon, USA TODAY, "These are Amazon's 5 best deals right now," 24 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," 10 Apr. 2018
Liriope, monkey grass, wedelia, Japanese ardisia and Asiatic jasmine, among others, can be cut back with a lawn mower adjusted to its highest setting, a string trimmer or hedge clippers.

— NOLA.com, "This week's gardening tips: trim ground covers and plant Irish potatoes," 20 Jan. 2018

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