mobile phone

American  

noun

1. any wireless telephone that operates over a relatively large area, as a cell phone or PCS phone.

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mobile phone British  

noun

1. a portable telephone that works by means of a cellular radio system

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Etymology

Origin of mobile phone

First recorded in 1945–50

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Example Sentences

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mobile phone

The town's main hospital said it had to limit service to emergency cases because of the blackout that also cut the mobile phone network.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Total mobile phone additions were 17,000, and 10,000 for its retail internet service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

Police have said another teacher - who has not been named - attempted to disarm the gunman by throwing her mobile phone.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

One grief-stricken father showed AFP a picture on his mobile phone of his young daughter, dressed in red and gold, who lost her life.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

Later that night, while I was sneaking Shannon's pink jacket back into her wardrobe, I found Salim's mobile phone in the picket.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd

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