call box
See also: callbox
English
Noun
call box (plural call boxes)
- A box containing a telephone for use in emergency, usually mounted on a post in an area where normal access to telephones is inconvenient (such as on an interstate highway or a very long highway bridge).
- A telephone box.
- The wall-mounted box allowing a person to speak into an intercom.
Synonyms
- (telephone box): phone box
- (telephone box): telephone box
- (telephone box): telephone booth
Hypernyms
- box
Translations
telephone for emergency phone calls
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