carphone
Vehicle-mounted telephone device
A carphone is a mobile telephone designed for use in an automobile, typically installed as a permanent fixture with an external antenna and drawing power from the vehicle's electrical system.
Popular in the 1980s and early 1990s before handheld cellular phones became compact and affordable, carphones represented an early form of mobile communication for business travelers and executives.
The term now sounds dated, as modern drivers simply use their regular cell phones.
Comparable equivalent
- vintageQuality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
- discontinuedNo longer available
80s · 90s · yuppie · brick · outmoded · superseded · relic · bygone
Composed of small units
- roamingMoving without fixed purpose
- wirelessUntethered signal transmission
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- networkInterconnected system
frequency · reception · mobile · call · telecommunications · SIM · provider · airtime
Operated without manual contact
- speakerphoneHands-free audio device
- accessibilityEase of approach
- multitaskingDoing several things concurrently
- roadtripLeisure travel by car
on-the-go · time-saving · emergency · breakdown · safety · communication · availability · portability
Vehicle control panel
- consoleComfort in distress
- sedanEnclosed passenger car
- SUVRugged passenger vehicle
- limousineStretched luxury automobile
commute · highway · motorway · driving · steering wheel · gearshift · cigarette lighter · visor
Held telephone component
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
- cradleRocking bed for infants
speaker · microphone · dial · keypad · charger · battery · mount · cord
Senior organizational leader
- salesRevenue from goods moved
- corporateOf or relating to companies
- fleetVehicles under unified command
- dealershipLicensed retail seller
clientele · mobile office · on-call · dispatch · courier · taxi · real estate · stockbroker
analog
Comparable equivalent
discontinued · 80s · 90s · yuppie · brick · outmoded · superseded · relic · bygone · antique
cellular
Composed of small units
- roamingMoving without fixed purpose
- wirelessUntethered signal transmission
- signalMessage-conveying cue
network · frequency · reception · mobile · call · telecommunications · SIM · provider · airtime · billing
handsfree
Operated without manual contact
- speakerphoneHands-free audio device
- accessibilityEase of approach
- multitaskingDoing several things concurrently
roadtrip · on-the-go · time-saving · emergency · breakdown · safety · communication · availability · portability
dashboard
Vehicle control panel
limousine · commute · highway · motorway · driving · steering wheel · gearshift · cigarette lighter · visor · rearview
handset
Held telephone component
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- transmitterSignal-emitting device
- antennaBroadcast signal receiver
cradle · speaker · microphone · dial · keypad · charger · battery · mount · cord · adapter
executive
Senior organizational leader
- salesRevenue from goods moved
- corporateOf or relating to companies
- fleetVehicles under unified command
dealership · clientele · mobile office · on-call · dispatch · courier · taxi · real estate · stockbroker · professional
carphonesmartphone
Handheld connected computer
portable phone · cellphone · cell phone · flip phone · cordless phone
carphonelandline
Stationary wired telephone
home phone · desk phone · office phone · wall phone · corded phone