lawn mower

noun

: a machine for cutting grass on lawns

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The release said a 33-year-old Swanville man was operating a zero-turn lawn mower with a 4-year-old child from Lake Orion riding on the front platform of the mower. — Susan Bromley, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026 All this earns it an Editors’ Choice award for midrange robot lawn mowers. — John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026 According to the Morrison County Sheriff's Office, deputies were dispatched to a residence in Swanville Township after a report that a lawn mower had run over a 4-year-old child. — Cole Premo, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026 The couple’s bodies were discovered on the kitchen floor of their Atwater Township home by a neighbor who noticed their lawn mower had been in front of their home for several days. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for lawn mower

Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of lawn mower was in 1858

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lawn mower

noun
: a machine for cutting grass on lawns
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