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

Example Sentences

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trunk call

That would make it a trunk call - get it?

From Children's BBC ● Jun. 25, 2012

Now it is merely a question of a trunk call.

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

"A trunk call," he said, explaining the delay in receiving acknowledgment from the other end of the wire.

From The Daffodil Mystery by Edgar Wallace

"A trunk call," he said over his shoulder to the departing commissioner, "it may be something interesting."

From The Clue of the Twisted Candle by Edgar Wallace

A financial editor of a responsible journal does not talk freely with any unknown man who rings him up on a hasty trunk call.

From Swirling Waters by Max Rittenberg

Related Words

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