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TELEPHONE BOX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does telephone box mean? 

TELEPHONE BOX (noun)
  The noun TELEPHONE BOX has 1 sense:

1. booth for using a telephoneplay

  Familiarity information: TELEPHONE BOX used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TELEPHONE 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 ("telephone box" is a kind of...):

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


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