vacuum cleaner

noun

Definition of vacuum cleaner

: a household appliance for cleaning floors, carpets, upholstery, etc. by suction

— called also vacuum sweeper

Examples of vacuum cleaner in a Sentence

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Shoppers can also expect exclusive deals to drop before the actual event, like a marked down Toshiba Fire TV or this robotic vacuum cleaner. — Time, "Amazon Prime Day Will Last 48 Hours This Year," 25 June 2019 In Brookville, just north of Kennedy International Airport, 96 percent of all home listings were in a zone where noise levels topped 70 decibels — something resembling the sound of a blow dryer or vacuum cleaner. — Michael Kolomatsky, New York Times, "Airplane Noise and Real Estate," 20 June 2019 Yet no one can find a convenient place to store all of those supplies — not to mention their vacuum cleaner and upright dusters, brooms and mops. — Nicole Anzia, The Seattle Times, "5 ideas for dream storage spaces," 7 Jan. 2019 Conversations carry on at 60 decibels (dB), vacuum cleaners whir at 70, alarm clocks wail at 80, stadiums can rock as loud as 130. — Jennifer Emerling, National Geographic, "Seeking silence on a California road trip," 6 Aug. 2019 This year Target, Best Buy, and Walmart are among the retailers entering the fray, with deals on everything from swimsuits to laptops to vacuum cleaners that run before, during, and after Prime Day. — Alison Griswold, Quartz, "Every day is Amazon Prime Day for Amazon," 13 July 2019 Prosecutors said Jeanette’s blood was found in every room in the house and that her mother used a vacuum cleaner to drown out the sound of the beatings. — oregonlive.com, "Oregon’s only woman on death row to get new trial: Judge says he’ll throw out her child-torture murder conviction," 9 July 2019 The floor at the entrance had been damaged by a leak in the building, and the vacuum cleaner was standing next to the kitchen counter. — Emily Bazelon, New York Times, "Elizabeth Warren Is Completely Serious," 17 June 2019 Luigi using a vacuum cleaner to capture ghosts will always be charming. — Channing King, Indianapolis Star, "From 'Cyberpunk 2077' to 'Final Fantasy VII,' here are the big video games of E3 2019," 13 June 2019

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