Definition of trunk call in English:

trunk call

noun

British dated

A long-distance telephone call made within the same country.
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.
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.

单词	trunk call
释义	Definition of trunk call in English: trunk call noun British dated A long-distance telephone call made within the same country. 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. 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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