pillar telephone

noun

A kind of early telephone having a box mounted on a pillar.

Similar
candlestick telephone
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Meanings

nounpillar telephone (plural pillar telephones)

plural pillar telephones

  1. historicalA kind of early telephone having a box mounted on a pillar.
  2. Synonym of candlestick telephone.

    Synonyms: candlestick telephone

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of candlestick telephone.

Similar
candlestick telephone
Also see
candlestick telephone
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APA

pillar telephone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pillar%20telephone

MLA

“pillar telephone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pillar%20telephone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pillar telephone,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pillar%20telephone.

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