"leaf blower" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: leaf blowers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} leaf blower (plural leaf blowers)
  1. A motorized garden tool that propels air out of a nozzle to move leaves and other debris. Categories (topical): Machines Synonyms: leafblower Translations (motorized garden tool): 吹葉機 (Chinese Mandarin), 吹叶机 (chuīyèjī) (Chinese Mandarin), lehtipuhallin (Finnish), Laubbläser [masculine] (German), soplador de hojas [masculine] (Spanish), lövblås [common-gender] (Swedish), lövblåsare [common-gender] (Swedish), yaprak üfleme makinesi (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-leaf_blower-en-noun-k2pn~Do~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Mandarin terms with redundant transliterations

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