leaf blower
noun
: a machine that generates a current of air used to collect loose leaves and debris
He figures it would take two men with rakes and brooms a half hour to clear a typical driveway of a week's worth of leaves, or one man five minutes with a leaf blower.—
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On the other end of the tap, Bud Light boasts Post Malone and scrapped SNL cast member turned bro-comedy star Shane Gillis for a fun spot which also features leaf blowers and Peyton Manning.
—Rob Ledonne, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
How does a leaf vacuum differ from a leaf blower and leaf mulcher?
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2024
These aren’t revelry-style foam parties that the club scene once embraced, but a more meditative experience driven by experimental music and the artist himself walking around the perimeter, directing foam onto people in increasing heights with what looks like a leaf blower.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
There was so much of the blustery stuff that a course employee with a leaf blower zig-zagged between players on the putting green during the delay in a valiant effort to clear debris.
Welcome to Torrey Pines and golf in a blender.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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Rob Ledonne, Rolling Stone, 10 Feb. 2025
How does a leaf vacuum differ from a leaf blower and leaf mulcher?
—Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2024
These aren’t revelry-style foam parties that the club scene once embraced, but a more meditative experience driven by experimental music and the artist himself walking around the perimeter, directing foam onto people in increasing heights with what looks like a leaf blower.
—John Metcalfe, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
There was so much of the blustery stuff that a course employee with a leaf blower zig-zagged between players on the putting green during the delay in a valiant effort to clear debris.
Welcome to Torrey Pines and golf in a blender.
—Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Leaf blower.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/leaf%20blower. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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