intercom

But on two occasions when guards summoned Kao over the intercom, he refused to enter the visitation room.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

Getting in the car with my husband and driving down here, I was talking to them through the doorbell intercom.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

Guests need to prearrange entrances or exits, or buzz an intercom during those hours.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 2026

Each room is equipped with an intercom to contact guards if needed.

From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026

"Wait just a minute, please," says Mr. Daniels, and presses the intercom.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

Rob Jackson, a passenger on the flight, told the New York Times it had been a normal journey until the descent process began and the fight attendants' intercoms repeatedly started going off.

From BBC ● Nov. 28, 2024

With each of these devices, you can watch a live video feed, receive motion alerts and talk to people via two-way audio intercoms.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 19, 2022

Another was instituting efficiencies at Buckingham Palace, originally bought by his and Elizabeth’s ancestor George III. Philip had intercoms installed, for example, to obviate the need for messengers.

From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2021

For the first few days, we had to speak with a glass door between us, using intercoms, like a bad prison movie.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 11, 2020

Back when they had been installed in the 1940s—over thirty years after the house itself had been built in 1909—the intercoms had probably all worked.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides