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What (who) is phone box - definition

SMALL STRUCTURE FURNISHED WITH A PAYPHONE

Phone booth; Telephone kiosk; Phone box; Telephone box; Phone Booth; Phonebooth; Phone booths; Phonebox; Telephone call box; Telephone booths; Telephone call boxes; Telephone kiosks; Telephone boxes; Phone boxes; Phonebooths; Public call box; Phone kiosk; Phone call box; K2 telephone kiosk

phone box

(phone boxes)

A phone box is a small shelter in the street in which there is a public telephone. (BRIT; in AM, use phone booth
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phone booth

(phone booths)

1.

A phone booth is a place in a station, hotel, or other public building where there is a public telephone.

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2.

A phone booth is the same as a phone box
. (AM)

= call box, phone box

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telephone booth

(telephone booths)

A telephone booth is a place in a public building or in the street where there is a telephone that can be used by the public. (FORMAL)

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Wikipedia

Telephone booth

A telephone booth, telephone kiosk, telephone call box, telephone box or public call box is a tiny structure furnished with a payphone and designed for a telephone user's convenience; usually the user steps into the booth and closes the booth door while using the payphone inside.

In the United States and Canada, "telephone booth" (or "phone booth") is the commonly used term for the structure, while in the Commonwealth of Nations (particularly the United Kingdom and Australia), it is a "phone box".

Such a booth usually has lighting, a door to provide privacy, and windows to let others know if the booth is in use. The booth may be furnished with a printed directory of local telephone numbers, and a booth in a formal setting, such as a hotel, may be furnished with paper and pen and even a seat. An outdoor booth may be made of metal and plastic to withstand the elements and heavy use, while an indoor booth (once known as a silence cabinet) may have more elaborate architecture and furnishings. Most outdoor booths feature the name and logo of the telephone service provider.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone booth

Examples of use of phone box

1. On that occasion, the suspect exposed himself to a woman who was making a call in a phone box, he then masturbated and tried to open the phone box door before running off.

2. Our caller told us to wait near another phone box in South London.

3. "There were officers watching every single phone box in the town.

4. Riddled with green ivy and weeds, the day‘s of the old–fashioned BT phone box are surely numbered.

5. Inside her crowded shop, there is a phone box, essentially a pay–per–call mobile telephone for public use.