call box

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Synonyms: call boy, wall box, callbox, call for, callboy, call on, pill box, call-boy, ball boy, cat box, salt box

Antonyms: call boy, wall box, callbox, call for, callboy, call on, pill box, call-boy, ball boy, cat box, salt box

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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. The wall-mounted box allowing a person to speak into an [[intercom]]
3. {{lb|en|UK|Ireland}} {{synonym of|en|telephone box}} {{gloss|enclosure}}

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