hotline

  1. Noun.  The telephone line that is always staffed and able to give immediate assistance; its telephone number.
  2. Noun.  A direct line between two people, especially one between heads of state to be used in an emergency.
  3. Verb.  To communicate telephonically over a hotline.

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