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.

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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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