backpack vacuum cleaner
- noun
- Specialized
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aspiradora de mochila
- Many custodians find that a backpack vacuum cleaner reduces fatigue during long shifts.
Examples
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The janitor preferred using a backpack vacuum cleaner for its convenience in tight hallways.
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After switching to a backpack vacuum cleaner, the cleaning crew was able to work more efficiently.
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The backpack vacuum cleaner is very lightweight.
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She bought a new backpack vacuum cleaner yesterday.
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After switching to a backpack vacuum cleaner, the cleaning crew was able to work more efficiently.
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Many custodians find that a backpack vacuum cleaner reduces fatigue during long shifts.
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The janitor preferred using a backpack vacuum cleaner for its convenience in tight hallways.
Synonyms
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A machine that cleans floors and carpets by sucking up dust and dirt
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An electric machine that cleans floors and carpets by sucking up dust
A small vacuum cleaner that straps onto your back for cleaning large spaces
How Portable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'backpack' indicates something worn on the back and 'vacuum cleaner' names the cleaning appliance, so together they denote a vacuum cleaner designed to be carried as a backpack. This simple compound follows regular English compounding patterns and is easily inferred by a B1 learner who knows the constituent words.
Etymology
The name backpack vacuum cleaner comes from the simple image of a vacuum cleaner worn on your back like a backpack, so the machine sits in a pack while you walk. That's why a backpack vacuum cleaner means a portable vacuum you wear on your back to 'move more easily' and be 'less tiring' while cleaning.