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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Mortensen would give his landline number at the draft to all the team general managers, reporters and other contacts around the league.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
Mathilda Zeller was surprised by the $40 monthly fee for her landline.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026
Many with ties to Iran are still receiving landline phone calls from inside -- "quite surprising" given the internet blackout, said Mahsa Alimardani of global rights organisation Witness.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
The work became especially difficult at the height of the protests on 8 January, when Iran's government cut off internet, mobile phone and landline access for nearly three weeks.
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026
Foolproof dad-maneuver, except for the part where Abby forwarded all her landline calls to her cell.
From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli
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