mobile phone

American  

noun

1. any wireless telephone that operates over a relatively large area, as a cell phone or PCS phone.

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mobile phone British  

noun

1. a portable telephone that works by means of a cellular radio system

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Etymology

Origin of mobile phone

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

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mobile phone

But it admitted its audit suffered from limitations, such as the executive in charge of planning the campaign refusing to surrender their mobile phone.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

The other postponed buying a mobile phone until he became a doctor.

From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2026

A 50th birthday gift from her fellow Spice Girls, a picture of a dog and a mobile phone.

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

There's no mobile phone signal and food is cooked over a wood fire.

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

He thought: I had no idea how much attention the mobile phone took from driving.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel