call box

Meaning

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. Synonym of telephone box (enclosure)

Synonyms

telephone booth

telephone box

phone booth

telephone kiosk

PO Box

Post-Office box

letter box

POB

receiver case

kiosk

Translations

Münzfernsprecher

Zelle

taxiphone

telefooncel

apartado