shopvac
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Genericization of the trademark Shop-Vac, from shop + vac, from workshop and vacuum cleaner.
Noun edit
shopvac (plural shopvacs)
- A heavy-duty industrial vacuum cleaner designed to handle debris from a worksite or mechanical shop.
- A wet-dry vacuum cleaner that can vacuum up wet material, liquids, and conventional dry mass, dust, dirt, sand, etc. and may be used as a makeshift pump in emergencies.
Translations edit
heavy-duty vacuum cleaner
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