telephone booth

noun

1. a more or less soundproof booth containing a public telephone.

Word History and Origins

Origin of telephone booth¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Example Sentences

Behind her, at the back of the dark room, is an old NYC telephone booth.

From The Daily Beast

Enough of it seeped to Joe's ears to make him twist his mustache quite furiously when he came out of the telephone booth.

From Project Gutenberg

"Then I'll follow you," said the Captain as he pushed his way through the crowd to the telephone-booth.

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He was tempted to take them out, there in the telephone-booth, and examine them for a clue.

From Project Gutenberg

It was by seeing her walk carelessly into a telephone booth and never come out that Swanson had found the tunnel.

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M. Gibelin made inquiries, but he could learn nothing except that she really went to the telephone booth.

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