landline
nounUK /ˈlændlaɪn/
US /ˈlændlaɪn/
A landline is a phone that uses wires in the ground, not a cell phone you carry around.
Grandma still calls us on her landline every Sunday.
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2. A telephone connection that travels through cables rather than through the air.
The storm knocked out our landline for two days.
3. A traditional telephone service provided by a company over physical wires.
Many families are canceling their landline service.
4. Any fixed communications link that is not wireless.
The office kept a landline for emergencies.