telephone booth

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noun

a more or less soundproof booth containing a public telephone.
Also called, especially British, telephone box.

Origin of telephone booth

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Words nearby telephone booth

telephone, telephone answering machine, telephone bank, telephone banking, telephone book, telephone booth, telephone box, telephone directory, telephone exchange, telephone number, telephone pole

British Dictionary definitions for telephone box

telephone box

noun

an enclosure from which a paid telephone call can be made Also called: telephone kiosk, telephone booth