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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It was designed to only open when residents punch a number into the call box.
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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
Rather than dealing with a call box to find their friend or relative, a visitor can tap on their smartphone, load the resident directory, scroll to their friend or relative’s name and then video call them.
—Ram Nikhil Dodda, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Saturday Use yellow call box button to access cooling center lobby from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, Sunday
Mountain View Community Center
201 S. Rengstorff Ave.
Open 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
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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
Rather than dealing with a call box to find their friend or relative, a visitor can tap on their smartphone, load the resident directory, scroll to their friend or relative’s name and then video call them.
—Ram Nikhil Dodda, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Saturday Use yellow call box button to access cooling center lobby from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, Sunday
Mountain View Community Center
201 S. Rengstorff Ave.
Open 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
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“Call box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20box. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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