ホットライン
also: ホット・ライン
Meanings
1
hotline; hot line
A direct telephone line for emergency, counseling, or customer support. Used in the same way as the English term.
If you are in trouble, please call this hotline.
A suicide prevention hotline is available 24 hours a day.
Usage patterns
- 〈事〉のホットラインを開設するto set up a hotline for (an issue)
The city set up a hotline for bullying consultations.
- ホットラインに電話するto call a hotline
If you're in trouble, please call this hotline.
- ホットラインがつながるfor a hotline to get connected/answered
No matter how many times I called, I couldn't get through on the hotline.