vacuum-packed

American  

[vak-yoom-pakt, -yoo-uhm-, -yuhm-] / ˈvæk jumˌpækt, -ju əm-, -jəm- /

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.

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vacuum-packed British  

adjective

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

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Etymology

Origin of vacuum-packed

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

vacuum-packed

Hudson Valley Fisheries ship fresh, deboned and vacuum-packed trout nationally.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026

Adenot will also enjoy some of this vacuum-packed haute-cuisine on her 44th birthday on July 5.

From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026

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

From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2025

The specific sausages involved in the recall were produced in late October 2023 and are 12-ounce vacuum-packed kielbasa turkey sausages with best-by dates of 5/17/24 and 5/18/24.

From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2024

They're all lined up so neatly on the bathroom counter: the vacuum-packed dressings coated with topical pain reliever, the latex-free surgical tape, the hydrogen peroxide, the prescription-grade antibiotic gel.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin