vacuum-pack

A form of vacuum pack — To pack something in an airtight container from which some or all of the air is removed, creating a partial vacuum.

Meanings

verbvacuum-pack (third-person singular simple present vacuum-packs, present participle vacuum-packing, simple past and past participle vacuum-packed)

present singular third person vacuum-packs · participle present vacuum-packing · participle past vacuum-packed · past vacuum-packed

  1. alternativeAlternative form of vacuum pack.

    I let them cool, then vacuum-pack and freeze them.

    2014, Fred Thompson, The Kamado Grill Cookbook
    2 more examples

    The majority of such establishments will, at a small cost, vacuum-pack smoked fowl, from quail to turkeys and various smoked meats, for the home smoker.

    2012, Keith Erlandson, Home Smoking and Curing

    At the end of the process, they vacuum-pack the money in cellophane to make it easier to transport.

    2013, Roger Hobbs, Ghostman, page 31
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