wireline
English
Etymology
Noun
wireline (plural wirelines)
- (telecommunications) A landline.
- 2007 January 26, The Associated Press, “Homes and Treasuries Give Investors a Jolt”, in New York Times[1]:
- AT&T rose 16 cents, to $36.79, after the company reported a 17 percent increase in fourth-quarter profit and growth in wireless subscribers and in its regional wireline businesses.
- (oil industry) A wire that runs from a drill rig down into the drill hole to support a dead load or other downhole tool.