call box
noun
1
British
: a public telephone booth
2
: a telephone usually located on the side of a road for reporting emergencies (such as fires or automobile breakdowns)
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The fisherman’s friend had hiked back to their car and drove to the nearest 911 call box to call for help, officials said.
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Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
The man smashed a station call box with the pipe, cops said.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 1 June 2025
Police Commissioner and Boston Police Chief Michael Cox said earlier Tuesday that residents looking to contact officials while the 911 system was down could call local police departments for assistance, and pull the local red call box on streets and corners to alert fire/EMS.
—Emma Tucker, CNN, 18 June 2024
It was designed to only open when residents punch a number into the call box.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
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Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
The man smashed a station call box with the pipe, cops said.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 1 June 2025
Police Commissioner and Boston Police Chief Michael Cox said earlier Tuesday that residents looking to contact officials while the 911 system was down could call local police departments for assistance, and pull the local red call box on streets and corners to alert fire/EMS.
—Emma Tucker, CNN, 18 June 2024
It was designed to only open when residents punch a number into the call box.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Call box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20box. Accessed 9 Aug. 2025.
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