"helpline" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: helplines [plural]
Etymology: help + line Etymology templates: {{compound|en|help|line}} help + line Head templates: {{en-noun}} helpline (plural helplines)
  1. (telecommunications) A telephone service (or (by extension) one using email, SMS, or the Web) which offers help to those who call, as either a public emergency service or customer service. Wikipedia link: helpline Categories (topical): Telecommunications Related terms: emergency service, help desk, hotline, crisis hotline, teleassistance, telecounseling Translations (telephone service): hjælpelinje [common-gender] (Danish), tukipalvelu (Finnish), segélyszolgálat (Hungarian), segélyvonal (english: on the phone) (Hungarian), lelkisegély-szolgálat (english: psychological counseling) (Hungarian), lekisegély-vonal (english: counseling on the phone) (Hungarian), telefonos lelki elsősegély (Hungarian), waea āwhina (Maori), hjelpetelefon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), hjelpetelefon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), infolinia [feminine] (Polish), simu ya msaada (Swahili)

Inflected forms

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