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)
Examples of call box in a Sentence
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These boxes, akin to the call boxes found on Arizona State University campuses, would directly connect users to local police departments in case of emergencies.
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Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
Based on existing research, basic call boxes alone do not inherently contribute to a safer environment; therefore, the new call box systems installed on campus will utilize new multi-functional capabilities that also incorporate security cameras and additional lighting.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 29 Feb. 2024
There are also businesses that have equipment, such as elevators and call boxes, that depend on landline service, Pierce said.
—USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
Conversions, which will cost customers anywhere between $200 - $400, will also need to occur with any analog alarms and emergency call boxes inside elevators.
—Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
Medina drove to the headquarters on North Harbor Drive and used a call box out front to ask a police dispatcher inside for help.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2023
Another man said the delay was more like 45 minutes; a third person said the call box in his cell was not functioning.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2023
The man was able to reach an emergency call box during the attack, leading to police being dispatched to the garage, according to the release.
—Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2023
Dispatchers reported that an unknown female had stopped at the police station call box at 8:14 p.m. Nov. 27 asking for help, with a child also heard screaming in the background.
—Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 3 Dec. 2022
Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 6 Mar. 2024
Based on existing research, basic call boxes alone do not inherently contribute to a safer environment; therefore, the new call box systems installed on campus will utilize new multi-functional capabilities that also incorporate security cameras and additional lighting.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 29 Feb. 2024
There are also businesses that have equipment, such as elevators and call boxes, that depend on landline service, Pierce said.
—USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
Conversions, which will cost customers anywhere between $200 - $400, will also need to occur with any analog alarms and emergency call boxes inside elevators.
—Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
Medina drove to the headquarters on North Harbor Drive and used a call box out front to ask a police dispatcher inside for help.
—Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Nov. 2023
Another man said the delay was more like 45 minutes; a third person said the call box in his cell was not functioning.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2023
The man was able to reach an emergency call box during the attack, leading to police being dispatched to the garage, according to the release.
—Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2023
Dispatchers reported that an unknown female had stopped at the police station call box at 8:14 p.m. Nov. 27 asking for help, with a child also heard screaming in the background.
—Thomas Jewell, cleveland, 3 Dec. 2022
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