landline
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landline
- /ˈlændˌlaɪn/ US
Where it comes from
From land + line.
noun landlines · land line
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A fixed telephone communications cable; originally, one run over land, as opposed to a submarine cable.
The land line was eight months later in its completion than was anticipated, but the fleet of cable ships, sent out by the British Australian Telegraph Company, arrived in Port Darwin at the date appointed by them: November 6th, 1871.
Similar: wireline
- A telephone connected by such a fixed wire that allows multiple phones to operate simultaneously on the same phone number, specifically not cellular or mobile.
- That which is connected by such a fixed wire (telephone, internet etc.).
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: payphone, hotline, telephone, phone, line, booth, flat, cab, stateroom, cabin, fix, set, stationary, fixed, toll line, phone line
Translations
Every language
noun telephone connected by such a fixed wire
| Español | teléfono fijo |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 固定電話 kotei denwa |
| 中文 | 座機電話 /座机电话 zuòjī diànhuà |
| Português | telefone fixo |
| Français | téléphone fixe |
| Deutsch | Festnetz, Festnetztelefon |
| Italiano | telefono fisso |
| Русский | стациона́рный телефо́н stacionárnyj telefón, городско́й телефо́н gorodskój telefón, назе́мный телефо́н nazémnyj telefón, фикси́рованный телефо́н fiksírovannyj telefón |
noun fixed telephone communications cable
| Español | telefonía fija, línea fija |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 固網電信 /固网电信 gùwǎng diànxìn, 固網 /固网 gùwǎng |
| Português | telefonia fixa |
| Français | ligne fixe |
| Deutsch | Festnetz |
| Italiano | telefonia fissa |
| Русский | назе́мная ли́ния свя́зи nazémnaja línija svjázi, ли́ния проводно́й свя́зи línija provodnój svjázi |
| العربية | هَاتِف ثَابِت hātif ṯābit |
Talk about this word "landline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/landline. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. landline. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/landline "landline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/landline.Cite this
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title = {landline},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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