telephone number

Definition

The sequence of digits used to identify a particular destination telephone in a network.

Example Sentences

• "Well, that story satisfied old O’Herrin’s curiosity. But he wanted to know the fairy’s telephone number, and when Zobedee fetched her fairylets in by burning a lot of hair, while the grand vizier and the boss eunuch held their noses, he asked her to change the spaniels back into women."
• "How much is that Rolls Royce? We are talking telephone numbers."