shopvac
nounEtymology Genericization of the trademark Shop-Vac, from shop + vac, from workshop and vacuum cleaner.
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.
- Related terms
- minivac