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Callbox
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).
📖 Definitions of "Callbox"
noun
- 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
A telephone box.
- 3
The wall-mounted box allowing a person to speak into an intercom.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Callbox"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| call boxnoun | (UK, Ireland) Synonym of telephone box (enclosure) |
| phone boxnoun | (UK, Ireland, Australia) A telephone box |
| signal boxnoun | A building, typically adjacent to or spanning a railway line, from where signals, points and (sometimes) level crossings are controlled. |
| callboardnoun | A notice board where casting calls are posted. |
| bat-phonenoun | Alternative spelling of bat phone. [(informal) A telephone that has a direct connection to an important caller, or is only used for important calls] |
| bellboxnoun | A strong metal box that contains the ringing apparatus of an alarm. |
| phone boothnoun | A telephone booth. |
| throwboxnoun | (telecommunications) A stationary access point used to forward data in a delay-tolerant network. |
| answer phonenoun | Alternative form of answerphone. [(British, Ireland, Commonwealth) A telephone containing a built-in device for recording incoming callers’ messages for later retrieval.] |
| traffic signal boxnoun | A structure holding traffic lights. |
| switchboxnoun | A box with electrical switches mounted on it. |
| phonelinenoun | Alternative form of phone line. [Clipped compound of telephone line.] |
| switchboardnoun | (telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient. |
| gold boxnoun | A device used in phreaking to divert an incoming call to a second telephone line. |
| callnoun | A cry or shout. |
| speak-boxnoun | an intercom that allows a visitor to a building to speak to someone inside before being allowed entry; an entryphone |
| ticky boxnoun | (informal) A blank square on a form in which a check mark or cross may be placed in order to indicate a selection. |
| entry-phonenoun | Alternative form of entryphone. [An intercom telephone for conversing across a gated entrance.] |
| cell-phonenoun | Alternative form of cell phone. [(chiefly Canada, US, New Zealand, Philippines) A portable, wireless telephone, which changes antenna connections seamlessly during travel from one radio reception cell to another without losing the party-to-party call connection.] |
| telephone kiosknoun | (UK, Ireland) A telephone booth |
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