Definition of rotavator in English:

rotavator

(also rotovator)

nounˈrəʊtəveɪtəˈroʊdəˌveɪdər

trademark

A machine with rotating blades for breaking up or tilling the soil.
〈商标〉（用以碎土或耕地的）旋耕机
Example sentencesExamples
- I hired a rotavator and got last year's pig pen turned over ready for the sowing of seeds starting next month.
- He said that it was felt that some of the implements like rotavators and bed planters being very costly, were not within the reach of the farmer.
- We annoyed the neighbours with a borrowed rotavator at the weekend instead of employing someone to do it all for us on a weekday.
- We have been able to come up with an old tractor with a bucket that moves the materials, and we also have a rotovator with which we can mix the materials.
- It would also extend finance up to 90 per cent on tractor-operated implements such as trailer, cultivator, rotovator, front-end dozer and loaders.

Derivatives

rotavate

verb ˈrəʊtəveɪtˈroʊdəˌveɪt

[with object]

Break up or till (soil) using a rotavator.
the field has been ploughed and rotavated
Example sentencesExamples
- One section has also been sown with green manure, including clovers, which grow in the soil but can be rotovated back in.
- The five volunteers who have already signed up have joined the four project staff in ploughing, rotavating and digging the plot to prepare for cultivation.
- Over 25 years ago the field was rotovated, drained and levelled.

Origin

1930s: blend of rotary + cultivator.

Definition of rotavator in US English:

rotavator

(also rotovator)

nounˈrōdəˌvādərˈroʊdəˌveɪdər

trademark

A machine with rotating blades for breaking up or tilling the soil.
〈商标〉（用以碎土或耕地的）旋耕机
Example sentencesExamples
- It would also extend finance up to 90 per cent on tractor-operated implements such as trailer, cultivator, rotovator, front-end dozer and loaders.
- He said that it was felt that some of the implements like rotavators and bed planters being very costly, were not within the reach of the farmer.
- We annoyed the neighbours with a borrowed rotavator at the weekend instead of employing someone to do it all for us on a weekday.
- We have been able to come up with an old tractor with a bucket that moves the materials, and we also have a rotovator with which we can mix the materials.
- I hired a rotavator and got last year's pig pen turned over ready for the sowing of seeds starting next month.

Origin

1930s: blend of rotary + cultivator.

单词	rotavator
释义	Definition of rotavator in English: rotavator (also rotovator) nounˈrəʊtəveɪtəˈroʊdəˌveɪdər trademark A machine with rotating blades for breaking up or tilling the soil. 〈商标〉（用以碎土或耕地的）旋耕机 Example sentencesExamples I hired a rotavator and got last year's pig pen turned over ready for the sowing of seeds starting next month. He said that it was felt that some of the implements like rotavators and bed planters being very costly, were not within the reach of the farmer. We annoyed the neighbours with a borrowed rotavator at the weekend instead of employing someone to do it all for us on a weekday. We have been able to come up with an old tractor with a bucket that moves the materials, and we also have a rotovator with which we can mix the materials. It would also extend finance up to 90 per cent on tractor-operated implements such as trailer, cultivator, rotovator, front-end dozer and loaders. Derivatives rotavate verb ˈrəʊtəveɪtˈroʊdəˌveɪt [with object] Break up or till (soil) using a rotavator. the field has been ploughed and rotavated Example sentencesExamples One section has also been sown with green manure, including clovers, which grow in the soil but can be rotovated back in. The five volunteers who have already signed up have joined the four project staff in ploughing, rotavating and digging the plot to prepare for cultivation. Over 25 years ago the field was rotovated, drained and levelled. Origin 1930s: blend of rotary + cultivator. Definition of rotavator in US English: rotavator (also rotovator) nounˈrōdəˌvādərˈroʊdəˌveɪdər trademark A machine with rotating blades for breaking up or tilling the soil. 〈商标〉（用以碎土或耕地的）旋耕机 Example sentencesExamples It would also extend finance up to 90 per cent on tractor-operated implements such as trailer, cultivator, rotovator, front-end dozer and loaders. He said that it was felt that some of the implements like rotavators and bed planters being very costly, were not within the reach of the farmer. We annoyed the neighbours with a borrowed rotavator at the weekend instead of employing someone to do it all for us on a weekday. We have been able to come up with an old tractor with a bucket that moves the materials, and we also have a rotovator with which we can mix the materials. I hired a rotavator and got last year's pig pen turned over ready for the sowing of seeds starting next month. Origin 1930s: blend of rotary + cultivator.
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