Definition of vacuum cleaner in US English:
 vacuum cleaner
nounˈvakyəm ˌklēnərˈvækjəm ˌklinər
An electrical apparatus that by means of suction collects dust and small particles from floors and other surfaces.
 Example sentencesExamples
-  I will use a vacuum cleaner to get rid of any soot on the carpet, though.
 -  It is true that the sight of Graham wielding a vacuum cleaner at full speed does have something of the fearful about it.
 -  These conditions are so debilitating that she has no energy to dust or use a vacuum cleaner.
 -  Now it's time to get the vacuum cleaner out just in case some nosey-parker calls round to see what colour your loo is.
 -  There was no point battling against the sound of a vacuum cleaner.
 -  Our vacuum cleaner is left in the middle of the room.
 -  She had to suck the water out of the studio using a vacuum cleaner and use fans to try and dry the sodden carpet tiles.
 -  A student has been left shaken after a faulty vacuum cleaner started a fire in her house.
 -  One day in my shop a woman came in to pick up her vacuum cleaner that we'd repaired.
 -  I told her how we never had any problems with our vacuum cleaner for the entire year that she didn't live with us.
 -  A plume of acrid smoke rose slowly from what had been a vacuum cleaner only moments before.
 -  Give me the vacuum cleaner and the office carpet will never have looked fresher.
 -  First I swept the floor with a broom I found and got the vacuum cleaner from downstairs.
 -  We had no electricity to run a vacuum cleaner and no water.
 -  Dirt trapped in the fibers can be removed with the floor brush attachment of a vacuum cleaner.
 -  She's getting used to the routine, even resigned to the noise of the vacuum cleaner.
 -  I heave the vacuum cleaner into the small cupboard on the first floor landing.
 -  A vacuum cleaner was jammed against the door to keep the children in.
 -  Make sure you remove all the sanding dust with a vacuum cleaner and a tack cloth.
 -  The vacuum cleaner is not something that you leave out for guests to see.