call number

NOUN

number assigned to a book

Synonyms

WEAK

call mark pressmark shelf mark

Example Sentences

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DeRosa appears to respond by texting him a conference call number “to discuss rownan convo.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 29, 2021

The C-17 craft, call number Reach 871 and based in Dover, Delaware, was among the several that carried hundreds of pre-cleared Afghans out of the country, Defense One reported on Monday.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 17, 2021

I live near a college library, and often I’ll look up one title and then just roam the stacks, letting one call number lead me to the next.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2021

A caller dials the conference call number, usually shared through word of mouth or on Facebook groups.

From The Verge • Nov. 22, 2019

Serious adrenaline raced through his body as he tapped the call number for Huckleberry Finn into the hover ladder’s book locator keypad.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein