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

There was no signal as mobile phone networks had gone down, but she decided to record a video of herself.

From BBC • Jul. 6, 2026

Even before news of a possible mobile phone offer, SpaceX’s Starlink business—the provider of satellite internet services which currently has about 12 million subscribers—was making investors rethink Verizon, AT&T, Comcast, and Charter Communications.

From Barron's • Jun. 30, 2026

The spectrum will allow its Starlink broadband satellite network to provide mobile phone service worldwide.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

The possibility of Charter Communications being a SpaceX mobile phone partner wasn’t the only reason telecommunication stocks came under pressure Monday.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

The door to the chapel was open, and inside both of Scarlett’s parents were waiting, her mother in tears, her father worriedly talking to people on a mobile phone, along with another policewoman.

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman