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land line

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noun

  1. a telecommunications wire or cable laid over land

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The cellphone coverage is fine, but there’s no WiFi, no land line, no hot tub.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024

Similar disturbances were reported on the land line between Cairo and Khartoum.

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2023

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 • Jul. 18, 2023

I remember hearing the land line ring but I can't remember who in my family picked it up.

From BBC • May 21, 2022

I’ve tried calling Angie about a million times from a land line, and she still hasn’t called me back.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez