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

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mobile phone

In July 2025, a review of mobile phone data uncovered that Wright had called the owner of nearby Alderthwaite Farm in Hoyland three days after Dyson disappeared.

From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026

But it admitted its audit suffered from limitations, such as the executive in charge of planning the campaign refusing to surrender their mobile phone.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

Anti-corruption detectives started working on Greer, and obtained his mobile phone number, which had previously not been held on his personnel file.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026

Neal also refused to allow investigators access to his mobile phone, it added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

His mobile phone starts to ring, he glances at it, puts it back into his pocket.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins