trunk call
Americannoun
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a long-distance phone call.
noun
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a long-distance telephone call
Etymology
Origin of trunk call
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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That would make it a trunk call - get it?
From Children's BBC • Jun. 25, 2012
In fairness to the Postal authorities he should have admitted that it was a trunk call.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 26, 1919 by Various
He had never stayed in the house before, and he had booked his room by a trunk call from London.
From The Shrieking Pit by Rees, Arthur J. (Arthur John)
Now it is merely a question of a trunk call.
From Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police by Dilnot, George
When, twenty minutes later, Mr. Jeekes emerged from the trunk call telephone box in the club vestibule, his mouth was drooping at the corners and his hands trembled curiously.
From The Yellow Streak by Williams, Valentine
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