car phone

noun

1. a cell phone intended for use in a car.

car phone

noun

1. a telephone that operates by cellular radio for use in a car

Word History and Origins

Origin of car phone¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Suddenly I was no longer idling in my parked car, phone propped up on my steering wheel.

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I remember the first time I went to pick up my mother at her office when there was a huge protest, back in the days of the car phone.

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So I call her from the car phone and I say, "You might want to come out another entrance because there are all these protesters out front."

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He called her car phone and urged her to “get the hell out.”

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She says if you're stopped by someone who is alone, in plain clothes and an unmarked car, phone 999 to check who they are.

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