telephone line

Noun
  1. The wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals (synset 104410119)
    is a type of: conducting wire, wire - a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance
    subtypes: phone cord, telephone cord - the telephone wire that connects to the handset
    same as: telegraph line, telegraph wire, telephone wire
  2. A telephone connection (synset 104409192)
    is a type of: connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion - an instrumentality that connects
    subtypes:
    • digital subscriber line, dsl - a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds
    • hot line - a direct telephone line between two officials
    • land line, landline - a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits
    • party line - a telephone line serving two or more subscribers
    • private line - a telephone line serving a single subscriber
    • toll line - a telephone line for long-distance calls
    • trunk line - a telephone line connecting two exchanges directly
    • wats, wats line - a telephone line;long distance service at fixed rates for fixed zones; an acronym for wide area telephone service
    same as: line, phone line, subscriber line, telephone circuit

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