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

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Example Sentences

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mobile phone

He also took her personal mobile phone from her hand to join an online meeting without asking permission and failed to explain why phone calls between them had ended abruptly.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

Daniel said he had spent years reporting the alleged anti-social behaviour and collecting evidence, including security camera and mobile phone footage, which he passed on to the police, North Devon Homes and now the BBC.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The town's main hospital said it had to limit service to emergency cases because of the blackout that also cut the mobile phone network.

From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026

Total mobile phone additions were 17,000, and 10,000 for its retail internet service.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

He read from a law passed just a year earlier that made it a class A misdemeanor to drive carelessly for any number of reasons, including using a mobile phone.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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