Definition

Noun: An extension phone is an additional telephone set that is connected to the same primary telephone line as the main phone. It allows for making and receiving calls from a different location within the same building or residence without requiring a separate phone line.

Usage

An extension phone is used to provide convenient access to the telephone service from multiple rooms. It shares the same phone number and line as the main telephone.

Examples

• Noun:
  • Please pick up the extension phone in the kitchen; the call is for you.
  • We installed an extension phone in the home office so we don't miss calls while working.
  • The hotel room had an extension phone next to the bed.

Advanced Usage

• "to have/get an extension (phone) installed": This phrase describes the action of adding an extra telephone set to an existing line.
  • We need to get an extension phone installed in the workshop.

Variants and Related Words

• Extension (n): Often used as a shortened, informal form of "extension phone."
  • Can you answer the extension in the living room?
• Telephone extension (n): A more formal variant with the same meaning.
• Main phone / Primary phone (n): The original telephone set connected to the line, to which extension phones are added.

Synonyms

• Additional telephone: A direct descriptive synonym.
• Secondary phone: Emphasizes its supplementary role to the main phone.

Related Phrases

• On extension (number): Refers to a specific internal line within a business phone system, which is a related but more complex concept than a simple home extension phone.
  • You can reach me on extension 455.

Noun

1. an additional telephone set that is connected to the same telephone line