"trunk call" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: trunk calls [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} trunk call (plural trunk calls)
  1. (telephony, dated, chiefly British) a long-distance telephone call, especially one connected by the operator Tags: British, dated Categories (topical): Telephony

Inflected forms

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