plough furrow
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a long narrow trench made in the ground by a plough, especially for planting seeds
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- At dawn, the tractor cut a straight plough furrow across the wet field.
- The farmer's tractor left a perfectly straight plough furrow across the field.
- The farmhand carefully ploughed a shallow furrow before dropping the seeds.
- Ancient agricultural practices involved creating deep plough furrows for planting.
- After the storm, rainwater pooled in every plough furrow along the hillside.
- Each fresh plough furrow turned over dark, fertile soil.
- By noon they had ploughed neat parallel furrows for the new potato beds.
- After the spring rains, the plough furrows quickly filled with water.
- In this valley, farmers have traditionally ploughed deep furrows to channel meltwater.
- He carefully guided the implement to make a uniform plough furrow.
- A single plough furrow marked the boundary between the two plots.
- The archaeological dig revealed traces of old plough furrows.
- He was told to plough a wider furrow to accommodate the irrigation lines.
- A single, well-defined plough furrow marked the boundary of the plot.
- The field will be ploughed into crisp furrows before the first frost.
- Farmers often follow the previous year's plough furrow when tilling.
- Walking the ridge between each plough furrow, she checked seed spacing.
- The machine was designed to dig an ideal plough furrow for specialized crops.
- If you plough the furrow too shallow, the seedlings won’t take root properly.
- The evening sun cast long shadows over the newly created plough furrows.