landline
Americannoun
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a circuit of wire or cable connecting two ground locations.
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a telecommunications line, service, or connection that uses wire running over land or underground to connect to a network.
telegraph and telephone landlines.
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Also called landline telephone. Also called landline phone. a telephone that is connected by wire to a network.
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Citizens Band Radio Slang. a telephone.
Etymology
Origin of landline
Example Sentences
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He recalled her knocking on his door and asking to use his landline phone.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Kristen Sobba installed a landline three years ago in her Overland Park, Kan., home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Mathilda Zeller was surprised by the $40 monthly fee for her landline.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
He told the court he had never worked for ANL, had never been involved in landline tapping, and that he "never carried out unlawful information gathering for ANL".
From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026
At home, I access voicemail on the landline, the one Kate and I get around to checking when we remember, and there’s a message from Embryo.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
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