hotline

[ hot-lahyn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Also hot line. a direct telecommunications link enabling immediate communication between heads of state in an international crisis:
the hotline between Washington and Moscow.
Also hot line. a telephone service enabling people to talk confidentially with someone about a personal problem or crisis:
The protective services system is anchored by a 24-hour, 7-days-a-week emergency hotline.
Also hot line. a telephone line providing customers or clients with direct access to a company or professional service:
If you need assistance, feel free to chat with us through our online auto parts website or give our hotline a call.
Chiefly Canadian. a radio program to which listeners can phone in comments or questions:
The radio hotline features advice and insight from a range of bank spokespeople during tax season.

Chiefly Canadian. of or relating to a radio program to which listeners can phone in comments or questions.

hotline

/ ˈhɒtˌlaɪn /

a direct telephone, teletype, or other communications link between heads of government, for emergency use
any such direct line kept for urgent use

Origin of hotline¹

First recorded in 1950–55; hot + line ¹

Every shift at LLGS, a counseling hotline which celebrated its 40th birthday earlier this year, was three hours long.

Hotline shows you something very moving about watching a teacher patiently explaining a math problem down the phone.

The web page for that episode does include a link to a suicide hotline number.

Roberta Valente, a consultant who works with the Hotline, said laws are struggling to keep up with the changing digital landscape.

His hotline settles the question about where shame belongs in religious communities.

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