land line

A form of landline — A fixed telephone communications cable; originally, one run over land, as opposed to a submarine cable.

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Meanings

nounland line (plural land lines)

plural land lines

  1. alternativeAlternative form of landline.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits

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telephone linephone linetelephone circuit
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