area codenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈeə.ri.ə ˌkəʊd/us/ˈer.i.ə ˌkoʊd/US UK dialling codea series of numbers used before the main phone number when you phone someone outside your own town or area
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Communications - by telephone
- aeroplane mode
- airplane mode
- alarm call
- bell
- break
- break up
- call sb up
- cold-calling
- conference call
- connection
- cut
- give sb a buzz idiom
- hash
- hold
- put sb through
- put sth down 1
- telecommuting
- tinkle
- top-up card
- transfer
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