CALL BOX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does call box mean? 

• CALL BOX (noun)
  The noun CALL BOX has 2 senses:

1. booth for using a telephone

2. a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for

  Familiarity information: CALL BOX used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CALL BOX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Booth for using a telephone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

call box; phone booth; telephone booth; telephone box; telephone kiosk

Hypernyms ("call box" is a kind of...):

booth; cubicle; kiosk; stall (small area set off by walls for special use)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

call box; letter box; PO Box; POB; Post-Office box

Hypernyms ("call box" is a kind of...):

compartment (a space into which an area is subdivided)