landline

[ land-lahyn ]
/ ˈlændˌlaɪn /

noun

a circuit of wire or cable connecting two ground locations.
a telecommunications line, service, or connection that uses wire running over land or underground to connect to a network: telegraph and telephone landlines.
Also called landline telephone, landline phone. a telephone that is connected by wire to a network.
Citizens Band Radio Slang. a telephone.

Origin of landline

First recorded in 1860–65; land + line1

British Dictionary definitions for land line

land line

noun

a telecommunications wire or cable laid over land