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GRASS TRIMMER [1 record]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Farm Implements and Gardening Tools
  • Property Upkeeping
  • Landscape Architecture
DEF

A [portable motorized] garden tool ... that operates a spinning length of nylon string, designed for trimming grass edges, especially along fences or around trees.

OBS

"Weed Eater," "Weed Whacker" and "Strimmer" are trademarks.

Key term(s)
  • weedwhacker
  • weedeater

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage agricole et horticole
  • Travaux d'entretien de la propriété
  • Architecture paysagère
DEF

Outil à moteur portatif, muni d’un fil de nylon tournant à grande vitesse, [qu'on utilise] pour couper l’herbe dans les endroits inaccessibles à une tondeuse [et notamment sous les haies, le long des clôtures ou autour des arbres].

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Aperos agrícolas e implementos de horticultura
  • Trabajo de mantenimiento de la propiedad
  • Arquitectura paisajista
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