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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.

Origin:
1880–85

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call box

—n
	telephone box, Also called: telephone kiosk a soundproof enclosure for a public telephone

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