call box
See also: callbox
English
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editcall box (plural call boxes)
- 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)
- The wall-mounted box allowing a person to speak into an intercom
- (UK, Ireland) Synonym of telephone box (enclosure)
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edittelephone for emergency phone calls
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