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maintenance-free

American  
[meyn-tuh-nuhns-free] / ˈmeɪn tə nənsˌfri /

adjective

  1. requiring little or no maintenance.

    a maintenance-free swimming pool.


Etymology

Origin of maintenance-free

maintenance + -free

Example Sentences

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All it takes is a few clicks of her remote to crank up one of the many flaming yule logs that TV offers, and voila: a maintenance-free, rustic glow is achieved.

From Salon

These days, this sound can be replicated by a digital recording played through loudspeakers but Mr Kerr argues that mechanical wailing sirens, which have been manufactured since at least 1905, are proven, reliable and nearly maintenance-free.

From BBC

Frey wrote in 1988 that he and Kocher “had been discussing the need for low-cost housing in those Depression years. We thought that a small, single-family house, using the new methods of prefabrication and maintenance-free materials, would be both popular with visitors to the Exposition and offer a solution for the housing shortage of the times.”

From Los Angeles Times

Although a well-designed and properly installed irrigation system should be relatively low maintenance, it is not maintenance-free.

From Seattle Times

"You might not even have the luxury of sending out a technician to replace a battery. Instead, our system is maintenance-free. It harvests energy and operates itself," Monagle adds.

From Science Daily