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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 telephone
Familiarity information: TELEPHONE BOX used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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