landline

land·line

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [land-lahyn]
- /ˈlændˌlaɪn/
- /ˈlænd.laɪn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [land-lahyn]
- /ˈlændˌlaɪn/

Definitions of landline word

noun landline a circuit of wire or cable connecting two ground locations. 1
noun landline a telecommunications line, service, or connection that uses wire running over land or underground to connect to a network: telegraph and telephone landlines. 1
noun landline Also called landline telephone, landline phone. a telephone that is connected by wire to a network. 1
noun landline Citizens Band Radio Slang. a telephone. 1
noun landline A conventional telecommunications connection by cable laid across land, typically either on poles or buried underground. 1
noun landline a telephone attached to a network by a socket, as opposed to a mobile phone 0

See all 10 definitions of landline

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Origin of landline

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65; land + line1

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Parts of speech for Landline

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Landline

landline popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for landline

noun landline

cable — A cable is a thick wire, or a group of wires inside a rubber or plastic covering, which is used to carry electricity or electronic signals.
line — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
wire — a slender, stringlike piece or filament of relatively rigid or flexible metal, usually circular in section, manufactured in a great variety of diameters and metals depending on its application.
link — a torch, especially of tow and pitch.

All 4 Synonyms of landline

Antonyms for landline

adjective landline

wireless — having no wire.

Just one Antonym for landline