ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Cellphone

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈsɛlfəʊn/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Cellphone is a noun meaning (informal, transitive) To make a call on a cellphone.

Meaning

(informal, transitive) To make a call on a cellphone.

More Meanings

  1. Alternative form of cell phone.

Example Sentences

They stood on line, and slept and ate and cellphoned, all night and into the day.
Six years later, the Transportation Department advises drivers to avoid cellphones except in emergencies.
Nakasone added that the NSA does not purchase cellphone location data of Americans or location data generated by automotive infotainment systems in the United States.
That information —— including estimates that cellphoning drivers caused 955 fatalities and 240,000 accidents in 2002 —— was finally pried loose this week by a freedom of information lawsuit.

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Related dictionary entries include telephone, handset, phone, tel, laptop, doorbell.

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