telephonewire
nounUK /ˈtel.ɪ.fəʊn waɪə/
US /ˈtel.ə.foʊn waɪr/
A telephone wire is a long thin string that carries phone calls from one place to another.
A bird sat on the telephone wire outside our house.
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2. A metal conductor used to send electrical signals for telephone service.
The workers replaced the old telephone wire after the storm.
3. The overhead line strung between poles that connects telephone networks.
The telephone wire sagged low between the two poles.
4. Informal: a means of communication or connection between people.
Gossip traveled along the neighborhood telephone wire.