a telephone connection that uses wires carried on poles or under the ground, in contrast to a mobile/cell phoneI'll call you later on the landline.CollocationsPhonesMaking and receiving phone calls the phone/telephone ringsanswer/pick up/hang up the phone/telephonelift/pick up/hold/replace the receiverdial a (phone/extension/wrong) number/an area codecall somebody/talk (to somebody)/speak (to somebody) on the phone/telephone; from home/work/the officemake/get/receive a phone calltake the phone off the hook (= remove the receiver so that the phone does not ring) the line is (British English)engaged/(especially North American English)busy the phones have been (North American English)ringing off the hook (= ringing frequently)put somebody through/get through to the person you want to speak toput somebody on hold (= so that they must wait for the person they want to speak to)call from/use a landlineMobile/cell phonesbe/talk on a (both British English) mobile phone/mobile/(especially North American English) cell phone/(informal,especially North American English) celluse/answer/call (somebody on)/get a message on your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cellswitch/turn on/off your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cellcharge/recharge your mobile phone/mobile/cell phone/cell a mobile/cell phone is on/is off/rings/goes off(British English)top up your mobile (phone)send/receive a text (message)/an SMS (message)/a faxinsert/remove/change a SIM cardOxford Collocations DictionaryLandline is used before these nouns: phoneSeefull entrySee related entries:Communication devices
See landline in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
