telephone call

/ˌtɛləˈfoʊn kɔl/

/ˈtelɪfəʊn kɔl/

Other forms: telephone calls

Definitions of telephone call

1. noun

   a telephone connection
   synonyms: call, phone call

   types:

   call-back

   a return call

   collect call

   a telephone call that the receiving party is asked to pay for

   call-in

   a telephone call to a radio station or a television station in which the caller participates in the on-going program

   crank call

   a hostile telephone call (from a crank)

   local call

   a telephone call made within a local calling area

   long distance, long-distance call, trunk call

   a telephone call made outside the local calling area

   conference call

   a telephone call in which more than two people participate

   wake-up call

   a telephone call that you request be made a specific time in order to wake you up at that time (especially in hotels)

   toll call

   a long-distance telephone call at charges above a local rate

   three-way calling

   a way of adding a third party to your conversation without the assistance of a telephone operator

   type of:

   telephone, telephony

   transmitting speech at a distance