trunk call

noun

, Chiefly British.

1. a long-distance phone call.

trunk call

noun

1. a long-distance telephone call

Word History and Origins

Origin of trunk call¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

She also made the UK's first "trunk call" - a long distance call made within the same country - in 1958.

From BBC

Aides point to her having made the first phone trunk call from Bristol to Edinburgh back in 1958.

From The Guardian

That would make it a trunk call - get it?

From Children's BBC

Telephone calls seemed incessant, and the operator downstairs was unintelligent and twice cut Miss Vivian off in the midst of an important trunk call.

From Project Gutenberg

The duty of this attendant during business hours is to answer trunk calls from the main office and finding out what party is desired, call up the proper station on the intercommunicating system.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• local call
• long-distance call
• phone call
• telephone conversation