English Explanatory Dictionary

landline

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A fixed telephone communications cable; originally, one run over land, as opposed to a submarine cable.
  2. A telephone connected by such a fixed wire that allows multiple phones to operate simultaneously on the same phone number, specifically not wireless/mobile.
  3. That which is connected by such a fixed wire (telephone, internet etc.).

Pronunciation

/ˈlændˌlaɪn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-landline.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-landline.wav

Word forms

landline landlines land line

Etymology

From land + line.

Synonyms

wireline

Related words

groundline hardline

Derived words

nonlandline

Translations

Afrikaans: landlyntelefoon Bulgarian: стациона́рен телефо́н Chinese Mandarin: 座機電話 /座机电话 Czech: pevná linka Czech: stabil Esperanto: fiksa telefono Esperanto: kabla telefono Esperanto: konduktila telefono Finnish: lankapuhelin French: téléphone fixe Galician: teléfono fixo Georgian: სახლის ტელეფონი Georgian: ფიქსირებული ტელეფონი Georgian: ქალაქის ტელეფონი German: Festnetz German: Festnetztelefon Hungarian: vezetékes telefon Indonesian: telepon tetap Indonesian: telepon rumah Italian: telefono fisso Japanese: 固定電話 Norwegian Bokmål: fasttelefon Norwegian Nynorsk: fasttelefon Polish: telefon stacjonarny Portuguese: telefone fixo Russian: стациона́рный телефо́н Russian: городско́й телефо́н Russian: назе́мный телефо́н Russian: фикси́рованный телефо́н Serbo-Croatian: фиксни телефон Serbo-Croatian: fiksni telefon Spanish: teléfono fijo Swedish: fast telefon Turkish: sabit hat Turkish: sabit telefon Ukrainian: стаціона́рний телефо́н Welsh: ffôn tŷ
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