Usually means: Sound indicating phone line available.
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We found 18 dictionaries that define the word dial tone:

General (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. dial tone: Merriam-Webster
  2. dial tone: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. dial tone: The Word Spy
  4. dial tone: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. dial tone: Collins English Dictionary
  6. dial tone: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  7. dial tone: Wiktionary
  8. dial tone: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  9. dial tone: Infoplease Dictionary
  10. dial tone: Dictionary.com
  11. Dial Tone (G.I. Joe), Dial tone: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  12. dial tone: TheFreeDictionary.com
  13. dial tone: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Computing (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. dial tone: CCI Computer
  2. I T Glossary (No longer online)
  3. Dial-tone, dial tone: Encyclopedia

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. dial tone: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (dial tone)

noun:  A telephony signal, usually in the form of a sound, used to indicate that the telephone exchange is working, has recognized an off-hook, and is ready to accept a call.

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