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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

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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

Every day, members of the public telephone to report injured wildlife.

From The Guardian • Aug. 5, 2018

Once he tries to call her collect from a public telephone in his neighborhood.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

public telephone

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