# shopvac

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
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.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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