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Combine harvester

Meaning in agriculture, with examples

nounCore term

In agriculture, combine harvester means: A large self-propelled machine that cuts a grain crop, separates the grain from the straw and chaff, and collects the clean grain in a tank.

In Turkish: biçerdöver

How it is used

Usually shortened to 'combine' (stress on the first syllable). Farmers talk about combine capacity, header width, grain losses and combine operators; many hire a contractor's combine for the wheat harvest.

Example sentences

  1. The combine harvester could not enter the field because the soil was too wet.

  2. Check the combine settings if you see grain losses behind the harvester.

Common collocations

  • drive a combine
  • combine operator
  • header width
  • grain tank
  • grain losses
  • harvestThe work of gathering a ripe crop from the field, the time of year when this happens, or the total amount gathered.
  • tractorA powerful farm vehicle with large rear wheels, used to pull or drive machines such as plows, seed drills, sprayers and trailers.
  • cerealA grass grown for its edible grain, such as wheat, barley, maize, rice, oats or rye; also the grain itself.
  • balerA machine that picks up cut hay, straw or forage from the field and presses it into tight, tied bundles called bales.
  • moisture contentThe amount of water in grain, hay, soil or another material, usually given as a percentage of its weight.

More terms: Farm Machinery

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