"hot line" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: hot lines [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hot line (plural hot lines)
  1. Alternative spelling of hotline Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hotline
    Sense id: en-hot_line-en-noun-LFW0w3gu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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