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telephone booth

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noun

a more or less soundproof booth containing a public telephone.

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Nearby words

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

Origin of telephone booth

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900
Also called, especially British, telephone box.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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