hotline
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English
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Etymology
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Noun
hotline (plural hotlines)
- A telephone line that is always staffed and able to give immediate assistance.
- If you've got any problems with the product, ring our hotline.
- A direct line between two people, especially one between heads of state to be used in an emergency.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → German: Hotline
Translations
telephone line that is able to give immediate assistance
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direct line between two people
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Verb
hotline (third-person singular simple present hotlines, present participle hotlining, simple past and past participle hotlined)
- To communicate over a telephone hotline.
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French
Pronunciation
- (aspirated h) IPA(key): /ɔ.tlajn/
Noun
hotline f (plural hotlines)
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English hotline.
Noun
hotline f (uncountable)
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