the.com/cordless
Freedom from the tyranny of the nearest outlet, sold separately as batteries.
means Describes a device that runs without a power cord, relying on batteries or charge instead.
from Cord plus the suffix -less, born when phones and tools finally cut the literal leash in the mid-20th century.
Phone eraCordless phones boomed in 1980s living rooms.
Not wirelessCordless means no cord; wireless means no signal wire.
Tool revolutionCordless drills transformed worksites in the 1960s.