central vacuum

noun

a vacuum cleaner built into the fabric of a building, with a central motor and dirt bag and distributed points where a hose and appliances may be plugged in

Meanings

nouncentral vacuum (plural central vacuums)

plural central vacuums

  1. a vacuum cleaner built into the fabric of a building, with a central motor and dirt bag and distributed points where a hose and appliances may be plugged in

Translations

Finnish keskuspölynimuri
  • keskuspölynimuribuilt-in vacuum cleaner
Norwegian Bokmål sentralstøvsuger
  • sentralstøvsugerbuilt-in vacuum cleaner
Cite this entry
APA

central vacuum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/central%20vacuum

MLA

“central vacuum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/central%20vacuum. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “central vacuum,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/central%20vacuum.

Source: central vacuum on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.