mobile phone

noun

1. any wireless telephone that operates over a relatively large area, as a cell phone or PCS phone.

mobile phone

noun

1. a portable telephone that works by means of a cellular radio system

Word History and Origins

Origin of mobile phone¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

She looks like an ordinary teenager, in joggers, worn trainers and a big puffer jacket, clutching her mobile phone and vape.

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Members of the public have been temporarily banned from walking into the main chamber of the House of Commons after a mobile phone was found hidden there during a security sweep.

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When another officer took over the indecent images investigation and was informed of the report of blackmail, it was discovered that the text had been sent from Thompson's personal mobile phone.

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The mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey has said a ban on mobile phones in schools would have given her daughter "a better chance in life".

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Simple tasks like getting a mobile phone connection, or enrolling their children in school was difficult for them, she said.

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