Editing String trimmer (section)

{{short description|Garden tool for trimming grass or groundcover with a flexible line instead of a blade}}
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[[File:Men_working_on_lawns_at_Ciudad_Universitaria,_Mexico_City.jpg|thumb|A man using a gasoline-powered string trimmer]]

A '''string trimmer''', also known by the portmanteau '''strimmer''' and the trademarks '''Weedwacker''', '''Weed Eater''' and '''Whipper Snipper''',<ref>
* {{cite web |title=string trimmer |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/string%20trimmer |website=Merriam-Webster |access-date=June 27, 2022}}
* {{cite web |title=Weedwacker |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Weedwacker |website=Merriam-Webster |access-date=June 27, 2022}}
* {{cite web |title=Weed eater |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Weed%20eater |website=Merriam-Webster |access-date=June 27, 2022}}</ref>{{efn|'''whipper snipper''' (in Australia and Canada) or '''strimmer''' (in the UK and Ireland){{citation needed|date=June 2022}}}} is a [[garden tool|garden]] [[power tool]] for cutting grass, small weeds, and [[groundcover]]. It uses a whirling [[monofilament line]] instead of a blade, which protrudes from a rotating spindle at the end of a long shaft topped by a [[gasoline engine]] or [[electric motor]].

String trimmers are commonly used for cutting low foliage near obstacles or on steep or irregular terrain. Most professional-grade line trimmers can accept attachment blades to be used as brush cutters for denser vegetation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://homeguides.sfgate.com/install-steel-brush-cutter-line-trimmer-99905.html/|title=How to Install a Steel Brush Cutter on a Line Trimmer|work=Home Guides &#124; SF Gate |date=2 March 2014 }}</ref>