fixed-line phone
nounUK /ˌfɪkst laɪn ˈfəʊn/
US /ˌfɪkst laɪn ˈfoʊn/
A phone that stays in one place and uses a wire.
Grandma called us on her fixed-line phone.
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2. A telephone connected by cable rather than by radio signals.
The office still uses a fixed-line phone for important calls.
3. A traditional phone service provided over physical wires.
Many rural homes depend on a fixed-line phone.
4. A phone that cannot be carried around like a mobile.
During the storm, only the fixed-line phone worked.