Meaning & use
Hotline
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A direct telephone line set up for urgent communication or immediate access to information or assistance.
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The crisis hotline operates twenty-four hours a day for anyone in need of support.
Customers can call the company's hotline for emergency technical support.
A note on using this word
The term originated during the Cold War with the 'Washington–Moscow hotline,' a direct communication link set up in 1963 to reduce the risk of accidental nuclear war.
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