单词 | 1471 |
释义 | 1471n. British. A telephone service, accessed by dialling the number 1471, which gives details of the last incoming call. ΚΠ 1994 Which? Aug. 6/5 From November, BT is..going to offer ‘Call Return’... If you dial 1471, you'll hear a message telling you the number of the last person who rang you (whether or not you answered the call).] 1994 Guardian 15 Dec. 4/8 A police sergeant has been suspended after the first use of British Telecom's new 1471 service to track an allegedly obscene call. 1997 Independent 17 July i. 15/6 Do you have a secret? If so, don't pick up the phone—1471 is stalking the land. That is the number for ‘call return’, introduced only last December. 2001 S. Brett Death on Downs (2002) xxix. 191 Carole had heard a blip on her Call Waiting towards the end of her conversation... At the end of her call, she checked 1471. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1994 |
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