1. telephone systems that use wires or cables to transmit calls, as opposed to wireless or mobile phones

Examples

• Many households have replaced their landlines with cell phones.
• The office still relies on landlines for important business calls.
• During the power outage, landlines continued to work while cell towers failed.
• My grandmother prefers landlines because the sound quality is clearer.
• The company is phasing out landlines in favor of internet-based phone systems.
• Emergency services can easily trace calls made from landlines.
• Landlines were once found in every home and office building.