call box

noun

1
British : a public telephone booth
2
: a telephone usually located on the side of a road for reporting emergencies (such as fires or automobile breakdowns)

Examples of call box in a Sentence

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The car went off the west roadway edge, hit a call box and continued south through vegetation before going over a cliff, officials said. — Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026 Visitors should look for the locations of emergency call boxes and Stop the Bleed kits at beaches. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026 Another surveillance camera recorded Sims dialing a number on a call box before being buzzed inside. — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 24 Nov. 2025 Riders can also report concerns through blue-light emergency call boxes and directly through the CATS mobile app. — Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 8 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for call box

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of call box was in 1877

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“Call box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20box. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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