Meanings
plural telephone lines
- The infrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to the network and conduct independent calls.
We're going to have to get a second telephone line installed at our house, because the teenagers spend so much time talking to their friends.
Synonyms: phone line
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe infrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to the network and conduct independent calls.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals
nouna telephone connection
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic خَطّ هَاتِفِيّ, خَطّ تِلِفُونِيّ
- خَطّ هَاتِفِيّ (ḵaṭṭ hātifiyy)infrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to a network
- خَطّ تِلِفُونِيّ (ḵaṭṭ tilifūniyy)infrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to a network
Bulgarian телефо́нна ли́ния
- телефо́нна ли́ния (telefónna línija)infrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to a network
Catalan línia telefònica
- línia telefònicainfrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to a network
Chinese Cantonese 電話線 /电话线
- 電話線 /电话线infrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to a network
Chinese Mandarin 電話線 /电话线
- 電話線 /电话线 (diànhuàxiàn)infrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to a network
Czech telefonní linka
- telefonní linkainfrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to a network
Dutch telefoonlijn
- telefoonlijninfrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to a network
Finnish puhelinlinja
- puhelinlinjainfrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to a network
French ligne téléphonique
- ligne téléphoniqueinfrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to a network
German Telefonleitung
- Telefonleitunginfrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to a network
Greek τηλεφωνική γραμμή
- τηλεφωνική γραμμή (tilefonikí grammí)infrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to a network
Hungarian telefonvonal
- telefonvonalinfrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to a network
Icelandic símalína
- símalínainfrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to a network
Irish líne teileafóin
- líne teileafóininfrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to a network
Italian linea telefonica
- linea telefonicainfrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to a network
Japanese 電話線
- 電話線 (denwasen)infrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to a network
Korean 전화선
- 전화선 (jeonhwaseon)infrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to a network
Polish linia telefoniczna
- linia telefonicznainfrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to a network
Romanian linie de telefon, linie telefonică
- linie de telefoninfrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to a network
- linie telefonicăinfrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to a network
Russian телефо́нная ли́ния
- телефо́нная ли́ния (telefónnaja línija)infrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to a network
Spanish línea telefónica
- línea telefónicainfrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to a network
Swedish telefonlinje
- telefonlinjeinfrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to a network
Turkish telefon hattı
- telefon hattıinfrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to a network
Ukrainian телефо́нна лі́нія
- телефо́нна лі́нія (telefónna línija)infrastructure which allows a single telephone to be connected to a network
Cite this entry
telephone line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telephone%20line
“telephone line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telephone%20line. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telephone line,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telephone%20line.
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