Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A traditional telephone line in which a telephone is connected to the public network by cables.
- noun Telephone service provided by such cables.
- noun An aboveground communications cable on land.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
fixed telephone communications cable . - noun by extension a telephone connected by such a fixed
wire , specifically notwireless /mobile .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits
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Examples
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Only when I call a landline which is almost never.
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For the average Joe, having his own private cellphone with “flat rate” calling at $45/month trumps sharing a ball-and-chain landline at home with Mom, Dad, or the Wife and Kids.
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According to the report, more than one out of every eight homes (13.3%) received all or almost all calls on wireless phones despite the fact that a landline is present.
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The cheapest landline is about $25/month for no features after all the fees and taxes are added.
T-Mobile Offers New Home Phone Service - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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After half an hour, he called her landline and got the answering machine.
Silent Scream: An Anna Travis Mystery Lynda La Plante 2009
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Keeter says the study, in which 130 people were called on cellphones because they don't have a landline, is among the most extensive of this age group.
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After half an hour, he called her landline and got the answering machine.
Silent Scream: An Anna Travis Mystery Lynda La Plante 2009
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You can reply to the text message to say that you can make it on the appointed date, but I suggest you call the landline, where you can verify that the text wasn't sent by a prankster.
Archive 2009-01-01 vonjobi 2009
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I called her landline, her mobile, and got no answer, and then I called the set, as I was getting really concerned.
Silent Scream: An Anna Travis Mystery Lynda La Plante 2009
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I called her landline, her mobile, and got no answer, and then I called the set, as I was getting really concerned.
Silent Scream: An Anna Travis Mystery Lynda La Plante 2009
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