"ghost call" meaning in English

See ghost call in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: ghost calls [plural]
Etymology: From ghost + call. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|ghost|call}} ghost + call Head templates: {{en-noun}} ghost call (plural ghost calls)
  1. (telephony) A telephone call for which, when the recipient of the call answers, there is no one on the other end. Categories (topical): Telephony Synonyms: phantom abandoned call, phantom call

Inflected forms

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