English Explanatory Dictionary

candlestick telephone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An early style of telephone with a mouthpiece (transmitter) mounted at the top of its stand, and a receiver that was held by the user to the ear during a call. When not in use, the receiver rested in the fork of the switch hook protruding to the side of the stand, thereby disconnecting the audio circuit from the network.

Word forms

candlestick telephone candlestick telephones

Synonyms

candlestick phone daffodil telephone pedestal telephone pillar telephone stick phone
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