Definition of rototiller in English:
rototiller
noun ˈrəʊtə(ʊ)ˌtɪləˈroʊdəˌtɪlər
North American A motor-driven machine with rotating blades for breaking up or tilling the soil.
Example sentencesExamples
- The small rototillers that have become popular in recent years have a difficult time working in dry, compacted soil.
- We started with a rototiller and an idea, and only novice farming skills.
- When using a mechanical planter, the soil is first broken down with a rototiller and then then the bulbs are planted by a special bulb planting machine.
- A low-slung chassis, no more than 15 inches at the shoulder, enables the basset to tunnel through bramble and brush like a four-legged rototiller.
- Work the amendments into the top 6 to 12 inches of soil with a rototiller or garden fork.
Derivatives
verb ˈrəʊtətɪlˈroʊdəˌtɪl
[with object]North American Break up or till (soil) using a rototiller.
this plot is rototilled in the spring
Example sentencesExamples
- Stable and cured compost has its greatest value when rototilled directly into the soil.
- If sand layering is suspected, plow or rototill to redistribute the sand.
- This is done by applying two inches of fine-textured fill to the existing soil and rototilling it in to a depth of four to six inches.
Definition of rototiller in US English:
rototiller
nounˈrōdəˌtilərˈroʊdəˌtɪlər
North American A motor-driven machine with rotating blades for breaking up or tilling the soil.
Example sentencesExamples
- A low-slung chassis, no more than 15 inches at the shoulder, enables the basset to tunnel through bramble and brush like a four-legged rototiller.
- When using a mechanical planter, the soil is first broken down with a rototiller and then then the bulbs are planted by a special bulb planting machine.
- We started with a rototiller and an idea, and only novice farming skills.
- Work the amendments into the top 6 to 12 inches of soil with a rototiller or garden fork.
- The small rototillers that have become popular in recent years have a difficult time working in dry, compacted soil.