telephone wires
1telephone pole — telephone poles N COUNT A telephone pole is a tall wooden pole with telephone wires attached to it, connecting several different buildings to the telephone system. [AM] (in BRIT, use telegraph pole) …
2telephone pole — telephone .pole n AmE a tall wooden pole for supporting telephone wires British Equivalent: telegraph pole …
3Telephone tapping — Wiretap redirects here. For the radio program, see WireTap (radio program). Telephone tapping (also wire tapping or wiretapping in American English) is the monitoring of telephone and Internet conversations by a third party, often by covert means …
4telephone pole — noun tall pole supporting telephone wires (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑telegraph pole, ↑telegraph post • Hypernyms: ↑post * * * noun, pl ⋯ poles [count] chiefly US : a tall wooden pole that supports the wires of a telephone system called also ( …
5telephone connection — A connection of telephone wires, particularly the wires of different telephone companies or telephone systems, necessary for communication other than local. As used in a statute requiring telephone companies to supply all applicants for telephone …
6telephone wire — noun the wire that carries telegraph and telephone signals (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑telephone line, ↑telegraph wire, ↑telegraph line • Hypernyms: ↑wire, ↑conducting wire • Hy …
7telephone wire — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms telephone wire : singular telephone wire plural telephone wires a wire that carries telephone signals …
8telephone pole — a utility pole for supporting telephone wires. [1880 85, Amer.] * * * …
9telephone pole — noun (C) AmE a tall wooden pole for supporting telephone wires; telegraph pole BrE …
10Telephone exchange — Tel e*phone ex*change A central office in which the wires of telephones from local subscribers may be connected by switches to other local telephones or to long distance lines, to permit transmission of conversation or data. Note: In the late… …
