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

Example Sentences

Laura-May Nardella said she remembered having her future loan repayments compared to a mobile phone contract when she was a teenager.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026

"Both cars and phones include mobile phone radios, satellite location chips, short-range wireless activity and sophisticated software," he said.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

BNP Paribas analysts on Monday wrote that the Charter-SpaceX partnership would help Musk’s rocket and AI company in its desired “path toward becoming more of a direct-to-consumer mobile phone provider.”

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

The Long Beach rocket-and-satellite maker is buying a company that provides critical communications services to pilots, mariners and others, while giving Rocket Lab a foothold in the emerging satellite-based mobile phone market.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

Alex saw that she had stood up again and was speaking into the mobile phone, perhaps calling for help.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz