trunk call

American  

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a long-distance phone call.

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trunk call British  

noun

1. a long-distance telephone call

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Etymology

Origin of trunk call

First recorded in 1905–10

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Example Sentences

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trunk call

That would make it a trunk call - get it?

From Children's BBC ● Jun. 25, 2012

Please get me Stevenish one-three-seven," he said, "it's a trunk call.

From The Yellow Streak by Valentine Williams

Now it is merely a question of a trunk call.

From Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police by George Dilnot

He had never stayed in the house before, and he had booked his room by a trunk call from London.

From The Shrieking Pit by Arthur J. (Arthur John) Rees

In fairness to the Postal authorities he should have admitted that it was a trunk call.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 26, 1919 by Various

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Related Words

• local call
• long-distance call
• phone call
• telephone conversation

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