telephone booth

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noun

a more or less soundproof booth containing a public telephone.

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Also called, especially British, telephone box .

Origin of telephone booth

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Mr. Bachner found it by wandering through the market and identified a craftsmen here who works in a tiny booth.
The Photographer Who Gave Up Manhattan for Marrakech|Liza Foreman|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
After my first trip to his place in Tucson we called one another on the telephone.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Visitors today can keep watch over the scene in the booth at the end of the bar that Capone and his cronies once occupied.
The Bars That Made America Great|Nina Strochlic|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Once a month he attaches a device to his chest, clamps metal bracelets on his wrists, and hooks the whole thing up to a telephone.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He gives a long telephone interview to nine reporters around the country.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Barton Booth died; a celebrated tragedian in the reign of queen Anne, author of some songs and minor pieces.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
New proposals regarding telephone charges are expected as soon as the Select Committee has reported.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, April 28, 1920|Various
It contained a writing-table (upon which was a telephone and a pile of old newspapers), a cabinet, and two chairs.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
At the back, near a stand that racked a number of grease guns, he saw a second telephone fixed to the wall.
Hooded Detective, Volume III No. 2, January, 1942|Various
As they left the tower and the ugly old woman, they heard the latter calling a number into the telephone receiver.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose