call box
call box · call boxes
телефон-автомат, телефонна будка
телефон-автомат, телефонная будка
Notrufsäule
A box containing a telephone for use in emergency, usually mounted on a post in an…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)
Meaning
3 sensesA 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)
The wall-mounted box allowing a person to speak into an intercom
(Ireland, UK)Synonym of telephone box (enclosure)
Notrufsäule
booth for using a telephone
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
telephone for emergency phone calls:
Forms
plural: call boxes| Singular | call box |
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regular
Synonyms
8 synonymsClose in meaning
- booth for using a telephone:telephone boothphone boothtelephone boxtelephone kiosk
- a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for:Post-Office boxPO BoxPOBletter box