mobile phone

noun

1. any wireless telephone that operates over a relatively large area, as a cell phone or PCS phone.

mobile phone

noun

1. a portable telephone that works by means of a cellular radio system

Word History and Origins

Origin of mobile phone¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

The day after he escaped, Mr Khalife bought a mobile phone for £89 from a shop in Hammersmith.

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Seemingly unable to catch live fish to eat, it charmed visitors by nudging at their cameras and even on one occasion returning a mobile phone.

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Speaking in 2019, a Russian reserve colonel, Viktor Baranets, said: "If we were using this animal for spying, do you really think we'd attach a mobile phone number with the message 'Please call this number'?"

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The video of Premier League referee David Coote’s alleged expletive-laden insults about Liverpool and their former manager Jurgen Klopp carries ramifications far wider than abusive words used on shaky mobile phone footage.

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This included one example of a student trying to write a dissertation on their mobile phone.

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