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

Northwest Tower Crane, which supplied the crew of ironworkers, and Omega Morgan, which supplied a large mobile crane used to disassemble the tower crane, were held responsible for 75% of the damages.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2022

Firefighters are tackling a large blaze on a major road after a mobile crane caught alight.

From BBC • Aug. 12, 2021

Department of Transportation to close the road for the mobile crane specified that the “applicant shall inform residents and business of intent.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2019

The company’s 275-ton mobile crane was on site by 4 a.m.,

From Washington Times • Jan. 8, 2016

While they wheeled over the microscope, which was fastened by a mobile crane to a large machine, to which a monitor was also connected, I squatted down in front of Hasanaj.

From New York Times • Dec. 30, 2015