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Meaning of call box | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. A box containing a telephone for use in emergency, usually mounted on a post in an area where normal access to telephones is inconvenient (such as on an interstate highway or a very long highway bridge)
  2. The wall-mounted box allowing a person to speak into an intercom
  3. Synonym of telephone box (enclosure)
    Ireland, UK

Equivalents

Deutsch Notrufsäule
Italiano colonnina di soccorso

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

call boy call button call by sharing call center call centre call collect

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