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 man smashed a station call box with the pipe, cops said.
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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
Even though the blue call boxes disappeared from London streets many decades ago, the exterior design hasn’t changed for the TARDIS, which is short for Time and Relative Dimension in Space.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
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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
Even though the blue call boxes disappeared from London streets many decades ago, the exterior design hasn’t changed for the TARDIS, which is short for Time and Relative Dimension in Space.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Call box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20box. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.
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