Meaning of call button | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A button used to request assistance.
2. A button used to request some form of mechanical service.
3. A button used to request a walk signal at a pedestrian crossing.
4. A button used to summon an elevator.

Examples

“Their feeling, anachronistic as the servants’ call button in their dining room, is that if you don’t have the money for something, you don’t buy it.”

“I was asleep, the plane dark as we flew over the Atlantic on our way from Johannesburg to São Paulo, when a familiar page came over the intercom: "Ladies and gentlemen, sorry to wake you. If there is a doctor on board, please hit your call button."”

“The Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon is designed to help pedestrians and bicyclists safely cross busy, multi-lane or high-speed streets. The beacon consists of two red lenses above a single yellow lens. The lenses remain “dark” until a pedestrian pushes the call button to activate the beacon.”

“No more staring at closed elevator doors, repeatedly pressing a call button in frustration.”

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