phone cord, telephone cord - the telephone wire that connects to the handset

conducting wire, wire - a metal conductor that carries electricity over a distance

connecter, connector, connective, connection, connexion - an instrumentality that connects; "he soldered the connection"; "he didn't have the right connector between the amplifier and the speakers"

digital subscriber line, DSL - 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

land line, landline - a telephone line that travels over terrestrial circuits; "a land line can be wire or fiber optics or microwave"

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