landline
noun
land·line
ˈland-ˌlīn 
variants
or less commonly land line
1
: a line of transportation or communication on land
especially
: a telephone line that transmits signals from one station to another directly along a wire without the use of radio waves
It reminds me of the tipping point several years ago when people realized they no longer needed a telephone landline and would do just fine with their cell phones. —
Rana Foroohar
—often used before another noun Rana Foroohar a landline phone
a landline network
2
: a telephone that connects by wire : a landline telephone
Of course, if you're really worried, you could ditch your cell phone for a quaint landline.—Kiera Butler
Kiera ButlerExamples of landline in a Sentence
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There's little cell service here, but each cabin has a landline to reach both the property management and 911, if necessary.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 17 May 2025
For additional information or to attend the luncheon, contact Karon Kelleher on her landline 714-912-4907.
—Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 1 May 2025
It was conducted by phone (both cellphone and landline), text and online panels in both English and Spanish.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
The resulting sofa looks like a landline telephone: Optimizing the different variables yields a sofa with area π/2 + 2/π, or approximately 2.2074.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2025
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Heather Bien, Southern Living, 17 May 2025
For additional information or to attend the luncheon, contact Karon Kelleher on her landline 714-912-4907.
—Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 1 May 2025
It was conducted by phone (both cellphone and landline), text and online panels in both English and Spanish.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 29 Apr. 2025
The resulting sofa looks like a landline telephone: Optimizing the different variables yields a sofa with area π/2 + 2/π, or approximately 2.2074.
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for landline
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“Landline.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/landline. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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landline
noun
land·line
-ˌ(d)līn
: a line of communication (as by telephone) consisting of a cable laid on land
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