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dust bag

dust bag

1 2.0
A bag inside a vacuum cleaner that collects dust and dirt when you clean
  • noun
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  • After cleaning, make sure to check the dust bag to see if it needs to be emptied.

Oh, so this is just a brown dust bag.

Examples

  • There are two different types of coach dust bags: one is light brown with a dash in front of coach, and the other is brown, not dark brown or black, but the soil, 100% cotton Cotone O on the coach outlet store online rear label.

    Blog text (19)

  • The West Indian tossed the shreds into dust bags.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • The vacuum cleaner's dust bag was full, so I had to replace it before continuing.

  • She quickly detached the dust bag from the vacuum to dump out the collected dirt.

Synonyms

vacuum bag
vsdust bag
1 1.6

A bag inside a vacuum cleaner that holds dust and dirt

is the same in meaning but is an alternate common name

Surface Forms

dust bag singular
dust bags plural

Morphology

dust + bag

The meaning is a straightforward composition of 'dust' (particles) and 'bag' (a container), so a learner who knows both words can infer it is a bag for collecting dust. This noun–noun compound follows a common and cross-linguistic naming pattern for containers and their contents, making it immediately comprehensible to B1 learners.

Etymology

Dust bag is a plain, literal name: it is a bag that catches dust pulled into a vacuum cleaner. Because it actually holds the dirt, the phrase simply means 'the removable container in a vacuum that collects dust'.