lawn mower

noun

: a machine for cutting grass on lawns

Examples of lawn mower in a Sentence

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Cars with shattered windows have been left in streets and parking lots, lawn mowers left running on front lawns, and ice cream carts abandoned on sidewalks. Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2025 The citation reads that, according to the witness, the woman, who was riding the lawn mower, suffered a head injury when the mower flipped over. Fox 19 Digital Staff, The Enquirer, 19 June 2025 Viewers were alarmed to see her young child sitting on a moving lawn mower while her husband used it to cut the grass. Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 1 June 2025 At home, appliances hum, HVAC systems cycle, lawn mowers and leaf blowers buzz outside, and doorbells, phones, and televisions interrupt the quiet. Bill Schiffmiller, Forbes.com, 30 June 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 Jul. 2025.

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lawn mower

noun
: a machine for cutting grass on lawns

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