dustbag

plural dustbags · alternative dust bag · alternative dust-bag

1. The bag inside a vacuum cleaner where collected dust is stored.

   These may contain filters manufactured without the use of harmful materials and may not require a dustbag. Dyson vacuum cleaners are examples of designs with such characteristics.

   2002, Patrick W. Jordan, Designing Pleasurable Products, page 80

2. A bag in which clothing can be protected from damage.

   […] old textbooks and dusty encyclopedias, clothing hanging from rafters in dustbags, and all the other useless and superfluous stuff usually found in attics.

   2005, J. C. Morris, The End of Arrogance, page 304