telephone booth

noun

: an enclosure within which one may stand or sit while making a telephone call

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Later, at my request, Frank created a telephone booth on the Pont du Garigliano in Paris, the number of which I was meant to dial regularly in the hope that someone would answer. Elisa Wouk Almino editor, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026 Why is there now a bank of three old-timey telephone booths with men inside making calls? Michael Pollan, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026 The new design features street-facing windows and two London telephone booths framing the entrance. Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025 Kemper has been in custody since April 23, 1973, when Pueblo police arrested him after his telephone booth confession. Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for telephone booth

Word History

First Known Use

1888, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of telephone booth was in 1888

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“Telephone booth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telephone%20booth. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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telephone booth

noun
: an enclosure within which one may stand or sit while making a telephone call
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