call box

American  

noun

1. an outdoor telephone or signal box for calling the police or fire department.

2. British. a public telephone booth.

3. a post-office box for mail that can be picked up only by a renter in person.

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call box British  

noun

1. Also called: telephone box.   telephone kiosk.  a soundproof enclosure for a public telephone

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Etymology

Origin of call box

First recorded in 1880–85

Example Sentences

"I would then have their number and phone using a call box from school, hoping my money wouldn't run out and just wanting to talk cricket with these players," he says.

From BBC

The next day, someone fired gunshots into the home where Turner was staying and left a note with black bold stenciled letters on the building call box.

From Washington Post

He brought in new technologies such as call boxes, radio communication and bicycles, later supplanted by motorcycles.

From Washington Post

She started dialling numbers from a call box near the West End's Palace Theatre.

From BBC

Firefighters were regularly tested on the numbers and locations of the call boxes.

From Washington Post