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hotline

noun hotlines · hot line

  1. A telephone line that is always staffed and able to give immediate assistance. If you've got any problems with the product, ring our hotline.
  2. A direct line between two people, especially one between heads of state to be used in an emergency.

verb hotlines · hotlining · hotlined · hot line

  1. To communicate over a telephone hotline.

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Closest in meaning: freephone, helpline, call, landline, telephone, phone, tel, helpdesk, phones, on-call, line, dial, lane, manned, operate, service

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noun telephone line that is able to give immediate assistance

Españollínea directa
한국어핫라인 hannain
日本語ホットライン hottorain
中文熱線 /热线 rèxiàn
Françaisassistance téléphonique
DeutschHotline
Русскийгоря́чая ли́ния gorjáčaja línija
Tiếng Việtđường dây nóng, đường dây khẩn cấp
العربيةخَطّ سَاخِن ḵaṭṭ sāḵin

noun direct line between two people

한국어핫라인 hannain
日本語ホットライン hottorain
中文熱線 /热线 rèxiàn
Françaistéléphone rouge
Русскийгоря́чая ли́ния gorjáčaja línija, пряма́я ли́ния prjamája línija
Tiếng Việtđường dây nóng, đường dây khẩn cấp

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@misc{hotline_2026,
  title = {hotline},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hotline},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}