call box

noun — 3 senses

call box

noun
1

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)

2

The wall-mounted box allowing a person to speak into an intercom

3

Ireland, UK Synonym of telephone box (enclosure)

Hypernyms
box

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