: having no cord
especially
: powered by a battery
a cordless telephone
cordless
noun
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Portable water flossers: Also called travel flossers, portable units are cordless and powered by batteries that may be rechargeable or replaceable.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
From cordless to heavy-duty uprights, these are the most powerful on the market currently.
—Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
That technology operates on a specific frequency to communicate with its units, similar to a cordless phone, and provides a reasonably clear audio transmission that eliminates most background noise.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 9 Sep. 2025
This cordless leaf blower has two speed settings, including a turbo mode that reaches 150 miles per hour, which is powerful enough to clear leaves and debris from your lawn, driveway, or sidewalk.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 15 Sep. 2025
From cordless to heavy-duty uprights, these are the most powerful on the market currently.
—Alex Harrington, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
That technology operates on a specific frequency to communicate with its units, similar to a cordless phone, and provides a reasonably clear audio transmission that eliminates most background noise.
—Nena Farrell, Wired News, 9 Sep. 2025
This cordless leaf blower has two speed settings, including a turbo mode that reaches 150 miles per hour, which is powerful enough to clear leaves and debris from your lawn, driveway, or sidewalk.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Cordless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cordless. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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cordless
adjective
cord·less
ˈkȯrd-ləs 
: having no cord
especially
: powered by a battery
a cordless telephone
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