Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shopvac

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shop-vac
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

shopvacs (plural) shop-vac (alternative) shop vac (alternative) shop vacuum (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

minivac

Questions

What does shopvac mean?
A heavy-duty industrial vacuum cleaner designed to handle debris from a worksite or mechanical shop.
Where does shopvac come from?
Genericization of the trademark Shop-Vac, from shop + vac, from workshop and vacuum cleaner.

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