26984 words

landline

4 definitions • 2 examples
1
a phone that is connected to the phone system by wires
2
a cable (= set of wires) that carries phone signals under the ground
3
a set of wires that carries phone signals and connects homes and offices to the phone system:

Examples:

The carrier has 17 million local landline customers.
4
a phone that is not a mobile phone and that is connected to the phone system by wires:

Examples:

Her cell phone's switched off. I'll try her on her landline.

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