cell phone
noun
variants
or less commonly cellphone
plural cell phones also cellphones
: a portable usually cordless telephone for use in a cellular system
Examples of cell phone in a Sentence
Call me on my cell phone.
Recent Examples on the Web
In 2019, The New York Times tracked Donald Trump’s precise location for a day by obtaining cell phone location information.
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Larry Seltzer, SPIN, 25 Apr. 2024
Then two days after the first find, the fisher — using a magnetic device to retrieve metal objects from the water — pulled up more evidence: a bag holding the couple’s drivers’ licenses and credit cards, as well as a cell phone investigators believe belonged to them, per investigators.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
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Larry Seltzer, SPIN, 25 Apr. 2024
Then two days after the first find, the fisher — using a magnetic device to retrieve metal objects from the water — pulled up more evidence: a bag holding the couple’s drivers’ licenses and credit cards, as well as a cell phone investigators believe belonged to them, per investigators.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 24 Apr. 2024
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“Cell phone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cell%20phone. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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