telephone booth

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noun

a more or less soundproof booth containing a public telephone.

Also called, especially British, telephone box .

Origin of telephone booth

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Words nearby telephone booth

telephone, telephone answering machine, telephone bank, telephone banking, telephone book, telephone booth, telephone box, telephone directory, telephone exchange, telephone number, telephone pole

Example sentences from the Web for telephone booth

In the telephone-booth the voice of Grace Morris came to me over the wire, not languid now, but quick and imperative.
May Iverson's Career|Elizabeth Jordan
Entering a telephone-booth he called a certain number and a moment later had his connection.
The Efficiency Expert|Edgar Rice Burroughs
He glanced to the drug store and saw the girl coming out of the telephone-booth.
The Girl and The Bill|Bannister Merwin
"Then I'll follow you," said the Captain as he pushed his way through the crowd to the telephone-booth.
Quin|Alice Hegan Rice

Then, as he hastened toward a telephone-booth, he ran into a newsboy.
The Best Short Stories of 1920|Various

单词	telephone booth
释义	telephone booth SEE SYNONYMS FOR telephone booth ON THESAURUS.COM noun a more or less soundproof booth containing a public telephone. Also called, especially British, telephone box . Origin of telephone booth An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900 Words nearby telephone booth telephone, telephone answering machine, telephone bank, telephone banking, telephone book, telephone booth, telephone box, telephone directory, telephone exchange, telephone number, telephone pole Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for telephone booth In the telephone-booth the voice of Grace Morris came to me over the wire, not languid now, but quick and imperative. May Iverson's Career\|Elizabeth Jordan Entering a telephone-booth he called a certain number and a moment later had his connection. The Efficiency Expert\|Edgar Rice Burroughs He glanced to the drug store and saw the girl coming out of the telephone-booth. The Girl and The Bill\|Bannister Merwin "Then I'll follow you," said the Captain as he pushed his way through the crowd to the telephone-booth. Quin\|Alice Hegan Rice Then, as he hastened toward a telephone-booth, he ran into a newsboy. The Best Short Stories of 1920\|Various Words related to telephone booth call box, pay station, telephone box
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telephone booth

noun

Origin of telephone booth

Words nearby telephone booth

Example sentences from the Web for telephone booth

Words related to telephone booth