Hotline


[hot-lahyn] /ˈhɒtˌlaɪn/

noun
1.
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adjective
2.
Chiefly Canadian. of or relating to a radio program that receives telephone calls from listeners on the air.
/ˈhɒtˌlaɪn/
noun
1.
a direct telephone, teletype, or other communications link between heads of government, for emergency use
2.
any such direct line kept for urgent use

n phr,n

An emergency telephone line or number: Clearly, hot lines are no cure for the complex, overall problem of drug abuse/ a community ”hot line” to head off gang wars

[mid-1950s+; popularized by the telephone line between the White House and the Kremlin]

1. Hotline Communications Ltd..
2. Hotline Connect.
(1999-12-07)

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  • Hotline communications ltd.

    company The company that developes and distributes Hotline Connect. (http://BigRedH.com/index2.html). (1999-12-07)

  • Hotline connect

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  • Hotliner

    [hot-lahy-ner] /ˈhɒtˌlaɪ nər/ noun 1. a person who speaks to callers on a telephone . 2. Also, hot-liner. Chiefly Canadian. a radio broadcaster who accepts calls on the air from individuals using a telephone set up for that purpose.

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