: having no cord
especially
: powered by a battery
a cordless telephone
cordless
noun
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It can be used corded or cordless (20 hours), and the misting attachment can keep you up to 10 degrees cooler.
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Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
For quick cleanups and everyday maintenance, a cordless vacuum is clearly superior than its clunky upright counterparts.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 27 May 2025
Unlike Dyson's heftier cordless cleaners that separate dust and debris using centrifugal force while allowing clean air through to the filters, Wired notes that the PencilVac funnels air and dust into a narrow tube at a high velocity through a two-stage filtration system.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 22 May 2025
This dirt tank pulls out instead of popping open like the one on my old cordless stick vacuum, making cleanup less dusty.
—Stewart Savin, Architectural Digest, 20 May 2025
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Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
For quick cleanups and everyday maintenance, a cordless vacuum is clearly superior than its clunky upright counterparts.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 27 May 2025
Unlike Dyson's heftier cordless cleaners that separate dust and debris using centrifugal force while allowing clean air through to the filters, Wired notes that the PencilVac funnels air and dust into a narrow tube at a high velocity through a two-stage filtration system.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 22 May 2025
This dirt tank pulls out instead of popping open like the one on my old cordless stick vacuum, making cleanup less dusty.
—Stewart Savin, Architectural Digest, 20 May 2025
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“Cordless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cordless. Accessed 3 Jun. 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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