public-call box

  • 1call-box — callˈ box noun A public telephone box • • • Main Entry: ↑call …

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  • 2call box — n 1.) BrE a ↑phone box 2.) AmE a public telephone beside a road or ↑freeway used to telephone for help …

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  • 3call box — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms call box : singular call box plural call boxes 1) British a public telephone box 2) American a telephone at the side of a road that you can use for calling for help …

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  • 4Public call office — A Public call office (PCO) is a telephone facility located in a public place in India and Pakistan. It is also another name in the United Kingdom for a public telephone box (postal addresses for these kiosks sometimes include PCO ).PCO in IndiaIn …

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  • 5ˈcall ˌbox — noun [C] 1) British a public telephone box Syn: phone box 2) American a telephone at the side of a road that you use to call for help …

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  • 6call box — 1. an outdoor telephone or signal box for calling the police or fire department. 2. Brit. a public telephone booth. 3. a post office box for mail that can be picked up only by a renter in person. [1880 85] * * * …

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  • 7call box — noun (C) 1 AmE a public telephone beside a road used to telephone for help 2 BrE a small structure that is partly or completely enclosed, containing a public telephone; phone booth AmE …

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  • 8call box — noun Date: 1885 1. British a public telephone booth 2. a telephone usually located on the side of a road for reporting emergencies (as fires or automobile breakdowns) …

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  • 9call box — telephone booth, public telephone compartment …

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  • 10call box — noun Brit. a public telephone booth …

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