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How to use handset in a sentence

10 example sentences · noun, verb

Handset means the part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand. Example: “A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.”

Examples of handset by meaning

nounThe part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.

  • Helen hears the click of the handset at the other end of the line.2012, Hannah Richell, The Secrets of the Tides, →ISBN, page 459

nounA mobile phone.

  • Similarly, the handset can see more than one base station.2003, Geoff Varrall, Roger Belcher, 3G Handset and Network Design, John Wiley & Sons, →ISBN, page 311

nounA hand-held device for remote control of a piece of equipment.

  • The locomotives can be driven from two positions in the cab or remotely from a radio control handset.2022 February 9, Ben Jones, “Batteries included for future shunters”, in RAIL, number 950, page 56

More sentences with handset

  • A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.From the entry remote
  • Wireless phone technology led to the disappearance of once-common coiled cords for telephone handsets.From the entry disappearance
  • He slammed the handset into the cradle.From the entry cradle
  • When you've finished using the telephone, please replace the handset.From the entry replace
  • The widespread use of mobile phones which support free Bluetoothing has enabled promotional videos to be distributed virally between handsets.2009, Seema Gupta, Branding and Advertising, page 303. From the entry bluetooth
  • A handset is also provided at each subconsole and can be used for either interphone or radiophone communication.1961, United States Bureau of Naval Personnel, IC electrician 2, page 92. From the entry subconsole
  • The blogosphere had already christened the iPhone, an allegedly revolutionary handset made by Apple, the "Jesus phone" weeks before it went on sale.2007 July 5, “Marketing the iPhone: Where would Jesus queue?”, in The Economist. From the entry Jesus phone

Meaning of handset

  1. noun The part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.
  2. noun A mobile phone.
  3. noun A hand-held device for remote control of a piece of equipment.

Full definition of handset

Questions about handset in a sentence

How do you use handset in a sentence?
Handset is used as a noun and verb. For example: “A remote operator may control the vehicle with a wireless handset.”
What is a short sentence with handset?
“He slammed the handset into the cradle.”
What does handset mean?
Handset means the part of a landline telephone containing both receiver and transmitter (and sometimes dial), held in the hand.

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