shopvac

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Etymology[edit]

Genericization of the trademark Shop-Vac, from shop +‎ vac, from workshop and vacuum cleaner.

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shopvac (plural shopvacs)

  1. A heavy-duty industrial vacuum cleaner designed to handle debris from a worksite or mechanical shop.
  2. 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.

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