land line

noun

1. a telecommunications wire or cable laid over land

Example Sentences

She, meanwhile, would stay home to man the precious working land line.

From The Daily Beast

I suggested to DH getting a land line and getting rid of the cells but would would be charged a early termination fee.

From The Daily Beast

In the cable-hut the land-line and cable meet and are connected together.

From Project Gutenberg

The telegraph-house at the Newfoundland end was some two miles from the beach, and connected to the cable by a land-line.

From Project Gutenberg

Accordingly the rule is adopted of working the cable not directly, as if it were a land line, but indirectly through condensers.

From Project Gutenberg