Meanings
nounploughing (usually uncountable, plural ploughings)
plural ploughings · alternative plowing
- uncountableusuallyagricultureThe breaking of the ground into furrows (with a plough) for planting.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Arabic حَرْث
- حَرْث (ḥarṯ)breaking of the ground into furrows
Bulgarian оран
- оран (oran)breaking of the ground into furrows
Czech orání
- oráníbreaking of the ground into furrows
Finnish kyntö
- kyntöbreaking of the ground into furrows
French labour, labourage
- labourbreaking of the ground into furrows
- labouragebreaking of the ground into furrows
German Pflügen
- Pflügenbreaking of the ground into furrows
Greek όργωμα
- όργωμα (órgoma)breaking of the ground into furrows
Hungarian szántás
- szántásbreaking of the ground into furrows
Irish arathar
- aratharbreaking of the ground into furrows
Italian aratura
- araturabreaking of the ground into furrows
Latvian aršana
- aršanabreaking of the ground into furrows
Portuguese aração, aragem
- araçãobreaking of the ground into furrows
- aragembreaking of the ground into furrows
Romanian arătură
- arăturăbreaking of the ground into furrows
Russian па́хота
- па́хота (páxota)breaking of the ground into furrows
Spanish arada
- aradabreaking of the ground into furrows
Cite this entry
APA
ploughing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ploughing
MLA
“ploughing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ploughing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ploughing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ploughing.
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