cordless telephone

noun

A telephone with a wireless handset that communicates via radio waves with a base station connected to a fixed telephone line.

Similar
portable telephone
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Meanings

nouncordless telephone (plural cordless telephones)

plural cordless telephones

  1. A telephone with a wireless handset that communicates via radio waves with a base station connected to a fixed telephone line.

    Synonyms: portable telephone

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA telephone with a wireless handset that communicates via radio waves with a base station connected to a fixed telephone line.

Similar
portable telephone
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APA

cordless telephone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cordless%20telephone

MLA

“cordless telephone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cordless%20telephone. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cordless telephone,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cordless%20telephone.

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