call box
noun
Meaning
- 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).
- A telephone box.
- The wall-mounted box allowing a person to speak into an intercom.
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