The telephone book is a book that contains an alphabetical list of the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the people in a particular area.
Directory enquiries will give you the number if you cannot find it in the telephonebook.
telephone book in British English
(ˈtɛlɪˌfəʊn bʊk)
noun
another name for telephone directory
telephone book in American English
US
a book in which are listed alphabetically the names of persons, businesses, etc. having telephones in a specified area, along with their addresses and telephone numbers
: also telephone directory
Examples of 'telephone book' in a sentence
telephone book
`Here... "It was Livy putting a thick telephone book under his feet.
Gaskin, Catherine THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN (2001)
`Captain Joy looked up the seaplane service in the telephone book, then dialled the number.
Arden, William THE MYSTERY OF THE PURPLE PIRATE (2001)
She got the telephone book, found the number she needed and rang the booking clerk at Heathrow.
Higgins, Jack A SEASON IN HELL (2001)
Each of them had a clean tablet and a sharpened number 2 pencil and a telephone book.