interphone

[in-ter-fohn]

noun

an intercommunication system using telephones to connect offices, stations, etc., as in a building or ship; intercom.
a telephone used in such a system.

Origin of interphone

First recorded in 1940–45; formerly trademark

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Examples from the Web for interphone

Contemporary Examples of interphone

That was the Interphone study, which happened to have been organized by the IARC.
Are Cellphones Really a Cancer Risk?
Sharon Begley
June 1, 2011

Historical Examples of interphone

His interphone light flickered, and he touched the switch absently.
Citadel
Algirdas Jonas Budrys
Marlowe slapped his interphone switch as soon as the alien was gone.
Citadel
Algirdas Jonas Budrys
His meditation was interrupted by the buzzing of the interphone.
The Great Gray Plague
Raymond F. Jones
The Red Dog interphone system might or might not be on the same band they used.
First on the Moon
Jeff Sutton
He checked his interphone to make sure it was working and called again.
First on the Moon
Jeff Sutton

British Dictionary definitions for interphone

interphone

noun

a telephone system for linking different rooms within a building, ship, etc

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