A booth or kiosk containing a telephone (or in quot. 1877, telegraph equipment) for public use; a phone box.
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| 释义 | society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > telephone equipment > [noun] > telephone booth (17) call box1877 A booth or kiosk containing a telephone (or in quot. 1877, telegraph equipment) for public use; a phone box. telephone box1878 †(a) the box housing the components of a telephone (obsolete); (b) a kiosk containing a public payphone, a phone booth; = phone box n. at phone, n.2… call office1882 an establishment where members of the public can make and receive telephone calls. call room1882 (a) a room or kiosk containing a public telephone (now rare); (b) U.S., Australian, and New Zealand the room in a stock exchange where… pay station1888 U.S. A public payphone; (also) a location in which public payphones are available. telephone booth1888 = phone booth n. at phone, n.2 compounds 2. public telephone1889 a telephone that is available for use by the public. phone box1890 a booth or box-like kiosk containing a public payphone. telephone kiosk1890 a kiosk containing a public payphone, a phone booth; = phone box n. at phone, n.2 compounds 2. phone booth1904 = phone box n. coin-box1906 a receptacle for the coins in a coin-operated telephone or the like; hence, a coin-operated telephone, or a kiosk containing such a telephone; also… box1922 A booth or box-like kiosk containing a public payphone; = phone box n. kiosk1928 = telephone kiosk n. booth1930 spec. = telephone booth n. at telephone, n. compounds 3. phone kiosk1955 paybox1975 A public telephone box. Subcategories:— police box (1) |
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