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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