housephone

housephone
\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun
: a telephone that is connected to the switchboard of a building (as a hotel or apartment house) but not directly to the exchange

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/hows"fohn'/, n.
a telephone, used for making calls within a hotel or apartment house, that does not have a direct line to an exchange and whose calls are routed through the building's switchboard.
[HOUSE + PHONE1]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • housephone — /hows fohn /, n. a telephone, used for making calls within a hotel or apartment house, that does not have a direct line to an exchange and whose calls are routed through the building s switchboard. [HOUSE + PHONE1] * * * …   Universalium

  • housephone — house|phone [ˈhausfəun US foun] n a telephone that can only be used to make calls within a building, especially a hotel …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • housephone — n. telephone for making calls within a hotel …   English contemporary dictionary

  • housephone — noun (C) a telephone that can only be used to make calls within a building, especially a hotel …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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