: a tone emitted by a telephone as a signal that the system is ready for dialing
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Calls to police precincts Tuesday evening dropped without a dial tone.—Dillon Mullan, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024 For five months, the spacecraft transmitted unusable data equivalent to a dial tone.—IEEE Spectrum, 6 May 2024 When the lights go out and the cell phones go dark, that click and dial tone are often the last resort.—Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, The Mercury News, 9 Mar. 2024 In Protest Trump Defeats Haley In Michigan Republican Primary—On Track To Clinch Nomination Next Month
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Decades ago, people paid for a dial tone.—Pete Bernard, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dial tone
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