Plough

The first ploughs were made of wood

This photo shows a telecommunication plough (yellow), being dragged by an underwater robot, to lay a telecommunication cable in an undersea trench.

A plough (alternatively plow) is a tool, dragged through the surface of soil, to make a furrow. Traditionally ploughs were used by farmers, who planted the seeds for crops, in the furrow.

In modern times ploughs are also used to trenches, for burying pipes, or telecommunication cables.

The first ploughs were made of wood.

See also

• steel plow