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

Introducing books at a very young age is important, he said, "rather than using mobile phones".

From BBC

"What would never happen was a nursery or primary school child being given a box of nails and left unattended with it. That's kind of what we have done with mobile phones."

From BBC

The device operates like a mobile phone mast in space, using a constellation of satellites to communicate with small dishes on the ground with a built-in WiFi router.

From BBC

He said both he and his wife had mobile phones with 4G, but the signal had weakened since the outage and "isn't always great" - exacerbating their sense of isolation.

From BBC

Police confiscated five cars and 42 mobile phones during the operation and froze 125 accounts at 16 banks.

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