单词 | patrol box |
释义 | > as lemmaspatrol box patrol box n. (a) U.S. (now historical) a roadside box containing telegraphic equipment enabling a patrolman to send messages; (b) an equipment box used while camping, trekking, or patrolling; (c) British (now historical) a roadside telephone kiosk enabling members of the public to call a patrolman in the case of a breakdown. ΚΠ 1886 Daily Northwestern (Oshkosh, Wisconsin) 8 Mar. Officer Sloire arrested Hansen and on the way to the patrol box the prisoner struck the policeman in the face and started running down Indiana street. 1942 in Australian (Nexis) (2002) 1 July (Local section) 2 I've got a native carpenter..to make me two patrol boxes. 1997 Rocky Mountain News (Denver) (Nexis) 18 May (Spotlight section) 22 d Albert T. Clark, captain of detectives, notified patrolmen and detectives to spread the alarm as they called in from patrol boxes. 1998 Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) (Nexis) 28 Aug. (Local section) 4 b There were three patrol boxes filled with cooking and camping equipment. 2000 Birmingham Evening Mail (Nexis) 3 Aug. (ROP section) 6 Renovation of this 1940s wooden AA patrol box is nearing completion. < as lemmas |
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