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. (Ireland, UK) 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

cabine téléphonique

cabine telefônica

orelhão

cabina telefònica

Fernsprechzelle

Münzfernsprecher

Zelle

Notrufsäule

taxiphone

Cabine téléphonique

telefooncel

cabina telefonica

telefooncel

caixa postal