landline

/ˈlændlaɪn/ noun [C] COMMUNICATIONS

Definition

› a set of wires that carries phone signals and connects homes and offices to the phone system: The carrier has 17 million local landline customers.

› a phone that is not a mobile phone and that is connected to the phone system by wires: Her cell phone's switched off. I'll try her on her landline.

→ Compare fixed-line

(Definition of landline noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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