Synonyms

telephone box

British

noun

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

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"Dirty" and "grubby" telephone boxes are a blight on a city centre, say local residents, who are calling for upgraded, digital communication kiosks to replace them.

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

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He describes sleeping in parks and public telephone boxes at night in Cardiff.

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Intuitive Machine's 675kg Odysseus lander is about the size of an old British telephone box.

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As well as shops, the exhibit, which opens on 8 July, will also include vintage transport and visitors can dial-a-disc or call the talking clock from a 1960s telephone box.

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