local call

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

Related topics: Telephone, telegraph

ˈlocal ˌcall noun [countable]  TCTa telephone call to a place near you that does not cost much money 本地电话，市内通话 OPP long-distance

Examples from the Corpus

local call• It's always a local call to anywhere, at any time.• The ideal bulletin board is a local call away, with a crowd you like and lots of cool shareware for downloading.• Prestel is accessed through ordinary phone lines, always at the cost of a local call.• And when you find one, the cost of a local call usually is just 20 cents.• This means you can call them from anywhere in the country, usually on a local call rate number.

ˈlocal ˌcall nounChineseSyllable  

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local call
ˈlocal ˌcall noun [countable]
a telephone call to a place near you that does not cost much money
   OPP  long-distance

local callBrE /ˈləʊkl kɔːl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈloʊkl kɔːl/ 🔊 nouna telephone call to a place that is near 本地电话；市内电话