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call box
noun
- an outdoor telephone or signal box for calling the police or fire department.
- British. a public telephone booth.
- a post-office box for mail that can be picked up only by a renter in person.
call box
noun
- a soundproof enclosure for a public telephone Also calledtelephone boxtelephone kiosk
Word History and Origins
Origin of call box1
Example Sentences
County to install freeway emergency call boxes, led the development of the county’s paramedic program and helped bring the Dodgers to L.A.
In the late 19th century, they began to use call boxes, booths where they could send telegraphs or dial a station house.
At 2:11 a.m., the man who had used the call box to gain entry to the building was seen leaving with what appeared to be Hinton’s laundry bag.
The university will install blue-light emergency call boxes on campus, as well as up to a thousand security cameras, Prevo announced.
The regulator is proposing rules to prevent 5,000 call boxes in areas with poor mobile coverage from being closed down.
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