landscape maintenance — The regular care and upkeep of outdoor areas including gardens, lawns, and grounds
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: The regular care and upkeep of outdoor areas including gardens, lawns, and grounds
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈlændskeɪp ˈmeɪntənəns/
Example Sentences
- The hotel's landscape maintenance crew works at dawn to avoid disturbing guests with their lawn mowers.
- After hiring a landscape maintenance service, my neighbor's yard looks so good that my lawn has developed an inferiority complex.
- The office building's landscape maintenance includes weekly pruning and seasonal flower planting.
landscape maintenance
NOUN[/ˈlændskeɪp ˈmeɪntənəns/]
The regular care and upkeep of outdoor areas including gardens, lawns, and grounds
a landscape worker operates a lawn mower across a large grassy area while another crew member trims hedges with pruning shears nearby. The freshly cut grass shows neat parallel lines where the mower has passed through. Trimmed hedge clippings fall to the ground as the bushes take on a perfectly sculpted shape. A third worker waters colorful flower beds while a supervisor checks the sprinkler system functionality. The park transforms from slightly overgrown areas to pristine, well-groomed sections. the regular care and upkeep of outdoor areas including gardens, lawns, and grounds
Landscape maintenance provides life's sustenance!
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🌳Etymology
Origin
Landscape derives from Dutch 'landschap', combining 'land' (land) and 'schap' (shape/condition), literally meaning 'the shape of the land'. Maintenance comes from Latin 'manutenentia', derived from 'manus' (hand) and 'tenere' (to hold), originally meaning 'to hold or keep by hand'.
Breakdown
Landscape: land- (land) + -scape (shape, from Dutch -schap). Maintenance: main- (from Latin manus, hand) + -ten- (from tenere, to hold) + -ance (state or action).
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📝Examples
“The hotel's landscape maintenance crew works at dawn to avoid disturbing guests with their lawn mowers.”
“After hiring a landscape maintenance service, my neighbor's yard looks so good that my lawn has developed an inferiority complex.”
“The office building's landscape maintenance includes weekly pruning and seasonal flower planting.”
“Our landscape maintenance budget doubled when we discovered that roses are apparently more high-maintenance than celebrities.”
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