telephone box

British  

noun

1. Also called: telephone kiosk.   telephone booth.  an enclosure from which a paid telephone call can be made

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telephone box

There is also a telephone box, used by celebrities to answer questions in an attempt to win prizes.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2025

Instead of an image, he painted the words “Until The World Stops Going Round,” a line from the Leeds United club anthem, on a telephone box.

From New York Times ● Jul. 18, 2020

The enormous red-brick power station was designed by Giles Gilbert Scott, the architect behind the familiar British red telephone box and London’s Tate Modern museum.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 2, 2017

A day after Lawrence’s death, a letter listing the names of the people who turned out to be the top suspects in the case was left in a telephone box near the bus stop.

From The Guardian ● May 30, 2017

They smile as the telephone box disappears into the floor.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling