subscriber line

/səbˌskraɪbər laɪn/

Other forms: subscriber lines

Definitions of subscriber line

1. noun

   a telephone connection
   synonyms: line, phone line, telephone circuit, telephone line

   types:

   DSL, digital subscriber line

   a generic name for digital lines that are provided by telephone companies to their local subscribers and that carry data at high speeds

   hot line

   a direct telephone line between two officials or heads of government, especially used during emergencies

   land line, landline

   a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits

   party line

   a telephone line serving two or more subscribers

   private line

   a telephone line serving a single subscriber

   toll line

   a telephone line for long-distance calls

   trunk line

   a telephone line connecting two exchanges directly

   WATS, WATS line

   a telephone line;long distance service at fixed rates for fixed zones; an acronym for wide area telephone service

   type of:

   connecter, connection, connective, connector, connexion

   an instrumentality that connects