vacuum-packed

[vak-yoom-pakt, -yoo-uhm-, -yuhm-]

adjective

1. packed and sealed in a container, as a can or jar, with as much air as possible evacuated before sealing, chiefly to preserve freshness.

vacuum-packed

adjective

1. packed in an airtight container or packet under low pressure in order to maintain freshness, prevent corrosion, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of vacuum-packed¹

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

Border Force officers at the airport found vacuum-packed cannabis stored across four suitcases they transported from Bangkok to Essex.

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Unknown to them, they were smuggling in cannabis with a street value of £600,000, vacuum-packed inside the four cases.

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Then there was the "really, really difficult day" he vacuum-packed all of her clothes and put them away in the attic.

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The newspaper's critic Peter Bradshaw described it as "a vacuum-packed slice of digital IP content, a perky ChatGPT iteration of love, laughter and belonging".

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A total of four suitcases were said to have been seized, with the vacuum-packed cannabis spread between them.

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