HyperDic: call_box

English > 2 senses of the expression call box:
NOUNartifactcall box, telephone booth, phone booth, telephone box, telephone kioskbooth for using a telephone
artifactcall box, Post-Office box, PO Box, POB, letter boxa numbered compartment in a post office where mail / mail is put to be called for
English > call box: 2 senses > noun 1, artifact
Meaningbooth for using a telephone.
Synonymstelephone booth, phone booth, telephone box, telephone kiosk
Broaderbooth, cubicle, stall, kiosksmall area set off by walls for special use
Spanishcabina telefónica, locutorio
Catalancabina telefònica, telèfon públic
English > call box: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA numbered compartment in a post office where mail / mail is put to be called for.
SynonymsPost-Office box, PO Box, POB, letter box
BroadercompartmentA space into which an area is subdivided
Spanishapartado de correos, apartado, buzón
Catalanapartat de correus, apartat, bústia

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