mobile phone

American  

noun

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

---

mobile phone British  

noun

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

---

Etymology

Origin of mobile phone

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

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

Authorities are trying to make contact with 14 people they have been unable to reach by mobile phone but are not yet considered missing.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

FBI agents executed a search warrant on Walter’s mobile phone at Midway International Airport in Chicago on Sept. 18, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026

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

From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026

Mum, Aunt Gloria and Rashid were standing at the table, staring at Aunt Gloria’s mobile phone.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd