"vacuum cleaner"

Definition:

• A machine for cleaning carpets, tapestry, upholstered work, etc., by suction.

Web Definitions for vacuum cleaner

• Item An item you must retrieve from the Vorticons in Keen 1. The vacuum cleaner is taken from the kitchen and is heavily modified to make your BWB ...
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• vacuum: an electrical home appliance that cleans by suction
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• A vacuum cleaner (in colloquial British English also hoover) is a device that uses an air pump to create a partial vacuum to suck up dust and dirt, usually from floors.Most homes with carpeted floors in developed countries possess a vacuum cleaner for cleaning. ...
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• A domestic or industrial mobile machine for cleaning floors and similar surfaces that draws dust and other particles into a container (often a bag) by the suction created by an electric motor driving a fan
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