call box

noun

British : a public telephone booth

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web 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 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 See all Example Sentences for call box

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