call box

noun

1
British : a public telephone booth
2
: a telephone usually located on the side of a road for reporting emergencies (such as fires or automobile breakdowns)

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Also on the earnings call box office front, D’Amaro admitted The Mandalorian and Grogu and Moana disappointed in ticket sales, but said the films still helped the company’s bottom line through retail sales, gaming and theme park attendance. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026 Visitors should look for the locations of emergency call boxes and Stop the Bleed kits at beaches. — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 9 June 2026 In an update Monday evening, the Santa Cruz office of the California Highway Patrol said the driver of a black 2017 Honda Pilot SUV traveled off the edge of the road, struck a call box and drove through vegetation before going over the cliff. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 19 May 2026 The car went off the west roadway edge, hit a call box and continued south through vegetation before going over a cliff, officials said. — Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for call box

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of call box was in 1877

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“Call box.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/call%20box. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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