- vacuum cleaner
- noun Date: 1903 a household appliance for cleaning (as floors, carpets, or upholstery) by suction — called also vacuum sweeper
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
vacuum cleaner
Look at other dictionaries:
vacuum cleaner — vacuum cleaners also vacuum cleaner N COUNT A vacuum cleaner or a vacuum is an electric machine which sucks up dust and dirt from carpets … English dictionary
vacuum cleaner — [vakɥɔmklinœʀ] n. m. ÉTYM. 1904; mots angl. « nettoyeur par le vide ». → Vacuum. ❖ ♦ Anglic., vieilli. Aspirateur (domestique). 0 Ce fauteuil (la chaise électrique) est à l antique guillotine ce qu est le vacuum cleaner au balai poussiéreux et… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Vacuum cleaner — Vac u*um clean er A machine for cleaning carpets, tapestry, upholstered work, etc., by suction; sometimes called a {vacuum}. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vacuum cleaner — n. a machine for cleaning carpets, floors, upholstery, etc. by suction: also vacuum sweeper … English World dictionary
vacuum cleaner — vacuum .cleaner n a machine that cleans floors by sucking up dirt British Equivalent: hoover™ … Dictionary of contemporary English
vacuum cleaner — vacuum ,cleaner noun count a piece of electrical equipment that cleans floors by sucking up dirt … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
vacuum cleaner — ► NOUN ▪ an electrical apparatus that collects dust from floors and other surfaces by means of suction … English terms dictionary
Vacuum cleaner — Cylinder vacuum cleaner for home use. French train vacuum cleaner … Wikipedia
vacuum cleaner — noun an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑vacuum • Derivationally related forms: ↑vacuum (for: ↑vacuum) • Hypernyms: ↑ho … Useful english dictionary
vacuum cleaner — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms vacuum cleaner : singular vacuum cleaner plural vacuum cleaners a piece of electrical equipment that cleans floors by sucking up dirt … English dictionary
vacuum cleaner — Appliance Ap*pli ance, n. 1. The act of applying; application. [1913 Webster] 2. subservience; compliance. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. A thing applied or used as a means to an end; an apparatus or device; as, to use various appliances; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
