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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A roadside telephone used for reporting traffic accidents, breakdowns, and other emergencies.
  • noun Chiefly British A public telephone booth.

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  • noun A telephone on the interstate to make phone calls in case of emergency.
  • noun A telephone box.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun booth for using a telephone
  • noun a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for

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