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public telephone

NOUN
call box
Synonyms
WEAK
coin telephone pay phone pay station phone booth telephone box telephone kiosk
NOUN
pay phone
Synonyms
WEAK
call box coin telephone pay station telephone booth telephone box telephone kiosk

Example Sentences

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Hull is the only place in England where the local council actively ran the public telephone network, having been granted a licence to operate from 1902 to 2007.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2023

Though I wouldn’t mind putting in a nickel, dime or quarter to make a call from such a telephone, I think it preferable that the public telephone service be free to use.

From Washington Post • Dec. 26, 2022

All public events are included, such as quick comments on the South Lawn, short exchanges with reporters and all public speeches, radio addresses and even public telephone calls to astronauts in space.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2022

If another person arrives at a public telephone just before you, find the probability that you will have to wait more than five minutes.

From Textbooks • Nov. 29, 2017

“One coffee, black,” she tells the uniformed waiter, then heads for the public telephone.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García