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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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.
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Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
Residents could also call the local numbers for their police department or use one of the local call boxes on streets.
—Katie Landeck, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024
Residents looking to contact officials while the 911 system was down could call local police departments for assistance and use the local red call boxes on streets to alert emergency services, Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said Tuesday.
—Sydney Bishop, CNN, 19 June 2024
The public was also encouraged to use the red call boxes on streets and corners to contact fire or EMS.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 18 June 2024
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Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 3 July 2024
Residents could also call the local numbers for their police department or use one of the local call boxes on streets.
—Katie Landeck, USA TODAY, 18 June 2024
Residents looking to contact officials while the 911 system was down could call local police departments for assistance and use the local red call boxes on streets to alert emergency services, Boston Police Commissioner Michael Cox said Tuesday.
—Sydney Bishop, CNN, 19 June 2024
The public was also encouraged to use the red call boxes on streets and corners to contact fire or EMS.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 18 June 2024
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“Call box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20box. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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