land line
Britishnoun
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The cellphone coverage is fine, but there’s no WiFi, no land line, no hot tub.
From Los Angeles Times
Similar disturbances were reported on the land line between Cairo and Khartoum.
From Science Daily
He views “with romance” the days when bus tokens had holes and he had to call on the land line to reach his friend Philip.
From New York Times
The poll of registered voters in Council District 14 was conducted in English and Spanish by calls to cellphones, land lines and SMS to web interviews.
From Los Angeles Times
Electricity and mobile telephone service has been restored to Las Tejerías, but land lines and water service remain down as the landslide destroyed telephone wires, water pipes and pumping equipment.
From Seattle Times
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