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

Neal also refused to allow investigators access to his mobile phone, it added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

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

From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026

Gruber said the town next called Alyssa Bowker’s mobile phone and left a message about the ACH transfer, but no one called back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026

The youngster was given Siddiqi's Instagram account and later a mobile phone.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

He got his mobile phone out and turned it off.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd