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landline

noun

land·​line ˈland-ˌlīn How to pronounce landline (audio)
variants or less commonly land line
1
: a line of transportation or communication on land
especially : a telephone line that transmits signals from one station to another directly along a wire without the use of radio waves
It reminds me of the tipping point several years ago when people realized they no longer needed a telephone landline and would do just fine with their cell phones. Rana Foroohar
often used before another noun
a landline phone a landline network
2
: a telephone that connects by wire : a landline telephone
Of course, if you're really worried, you could ditch your cell phone for a quaint landline. Kiera Butler

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web For those of us lucky enough to have experienced it, the untethering of communication from a landline was a seminal moment. Jennifer A. Doudna, The Atlantic, 12 Sep. 2022 In the off-the-grid community of Last Chance, some people received reverse-911 landline calls after dark—but by then houses were aflame, and one man perished. Ingfei Chen, The New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2022 Half of the interviews were done on cellphones, with the remaining split evenly between landline phones and text messaging accompanied by an online survey. Catherine Lucey, WSJ, 3 Sep. 2022 The poll surveyed 2,352 likely voters from July 5-12 in a mix of landline, cell phone and text-to-web interviews. Bridget Bowman, NBC News, 20 July 2022 Washington Post poll was conducted by landline and cellular telephone April 24-28, 2022, in English and Spanish, among a random national sample of 1,004 adults. Bychristine Filer, ABC News, 3 May 2022 Desks are covered in a thin layer of dust, a landline phone lays upside on the ground. Cnn Staff, CNN, 4 Aug. 2022 That includes broadband, TV, and landline phone service. Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2022 The judge asked if the family had a landline phone. Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 15 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of landline was in 1865

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