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单词 trunk call
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Definition of trunk call in English:

trunk call

noun
British dated
  • A long-distance telephone call made within the same country.

    〈旧,主英〉国内长途电话

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In those days you used to make a trunk call and sometimes we used to have to wait an hour for a line to be connected all the way down from Scotland.
    • There's no need these days to sit beside a telephone ‘waiting for a call’, or twiddle your thumbs waiting for a ‘trunk call’ to get through.
    • ‘If she doesn't come back, perhaps she would write again or at least make a trunk call,’ added Linda.
    • Private citizens may no longer make international calls and trunk calls in France are greatly restricted.

Definition of trunk call in US English:

trunk call

nounˈtrəNG(k) ˌkôlˈtrəŋ(k) ˌkɔl
British dated
  • A long-distance telephone call made within the same country.

    〈旧,主英〉国内长途电话

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There's no need these days to sit beside a telephone ‘waiting for a call’, or twiddle your thumbs waiting for a ‘trunk call’ to get through.
    • Private citizens may no longer make international calls and trunk calls in France are greatly restricted.
    • In those days you used to make a trunk call and sometimes we used to have to wait an hour for a line to be connected all the way down from Scotland.
    • ‘If she doesn't come back, perhaps she would write again or at least make a trunk call,’ added Linda.
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