Definition of Telephone kiosk

1. Noun. Booth for using a telephone.

Exact synonyms: Call Box, Phone Booth, Telephone Booth, Telephone Box
Generic synonyms: Booth, Cubicle, Kiosk, Stall

Definition of Telephone kiosk

1. Noun. A telephone booth ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Telephone Kiosk

telephone card
telephone cards
telephone circuit
telephone company
telephone conference
telephone conversation
telephone cord
telephone dial
telephone directories
telephone directory
telephone exchange
telephone extension
telephone interview
telephone jack
telephone jacks
telephone kiosk (current term)
telephone line
telephone lines
telephone message
telephone number
telephone numbers
telephone operator
telephone operators
telephone order
telephone plug
telephone pole
telephone poles
telephone receiver
telephone service
telephone set

Literary usage of Telephone kiosk

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Landscapes of Gran Canaria by Noel Rochford (2004)
"... by a telephone kiosk. Your taxi should be waiting here, or you can phone one. . ,'jf*'>'<£... - ~ l'(vi ,»/i)s (/c Arana and ..."

2. A Modern Utopia by Herbert George Wells (1904)
"A graceful little telephone kiosk will put us within reach of them, and with a queer sense of unreality I shall find myself talking to my Utopian twin. ..."

3. Landscapes of Madeira: A Countryside Guide by John Underwood, Pat Underwood (2002)
"Walk a departs just past the church: climb the concrete steps on the right, opposite the telephone kiosk (sign: 'ORIGEM .EVADA'). In one minute fork left up ..."

4. B&b Stops in England, Scotland & Wales by Anne Cuthbertson (2003)
"... Historic buildings saved from destruction, including a working windmill, furnished houses and the National telephone kiosk Collection. ..."

5. Landscapes of Western Provence and Languedoc-Roussillon: A Countryside Guide by John Underwood, Pat Underwood (2004)
"... of the Fort de Buoux, an oppidum inhabited from the Bronze Age until the reign of Louis XIV just before a telephone kiosk; you rejoin the GR9 here. ..."

6. Landscapes of La Palma and El Hierro: A Countryside Guide by Noel Rochford (2003)
"Reaching the road at Las Puntas (5h 05min), you'll find a bar five minutes along to the right, and a telephone kiosk a few minutes further along, ..."

7. Britain on Backroads by Andrew Duncan (2000)
"After driving through the village, turn right at the telephone kiosk, following signs for Blisland. Blisland This claims to be the only Cornish village with ..."

8. Eastern Crete by Jonnie Godfrey, Elizabeth Karslake (2003)
"Just before the POST BOX on the wall and a telephone kiosk on the corner, take a left turn off this main street. Then take your first right, then your first ..."

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