He also took rather longer to locate, because men of his profession do not care for their telephone numbers to appear in directories.
Leasor, James TANK OF SERPENTS (2002)
Stella took out her mobile, got the phone number of the cinema from directories, and dialled the film listing line.
Cathy Kelly JUST BETWEEN US (2002)
We've got a complete set of post-war Branchenfernsprechbücher -- commercial telephone directories -- for up to, well, ten years ago.
Dobbs, Michael WALL GAMES (2002)
All related terms of 'directories'
directory
A directory is a book which gives lists of facts , for example people's names, addresses, and telephone numbers, or the names and addresses of business companies , usually arranged in alphabetical order.
data directory
an index of data held in a database and used to assist in the access to data
web directory
a database of selected websites , ordered in such a way as to facilitate browsing
street directory
a directory containing an alphabetical list of streets along with other information such as the names and addresses of householders and tradespeople
telephone directory
A telephone directory is the same as a → telephone book .
data dictionary
an index of data held in a database and used to assist in the access to data