1. A telephone that communicates by radio waves rather than along cables
   "The ship's crew used a wireless telephone to contact the coast guard";
   - radiotelephone, radiophone
    
2. Telephony that uses transmission by radio rather than by wire
   "Early wireless telephone systems had limited range";
   - radiotelephone, radiotelephony

Derived forms: wireless telephones

Type of: phone, telephone, telephone set, wireless

Encyclopedia: Wireless telephone