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The displays in the massive yellow barn include life-sized statues of comic book heroes and Disney princesses, an animatronic band and an authentic British telephone booth.
—Noah Mitchell, Twin Cities, 23 Apr. 2024
These living, breathing telephone booths (people) are everywhere.
—Tiffany Shlain, WIRED, 1 Oct. 2019
The family member who reported the illnesses walked about a half-mile to a telephone booth to call 911, as the family is Amish and does not have a telephone, Fantom said Saturday.
—Jordan D. Brown, CNN, 12 Oct. 2024
In 1934, carpenters’ union leader J.M. Stubblefield was inside a Carpenters’ Hall telephone booth when he was shot dead.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1888, in the meaning defined above
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“Telephone booth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/telephone%20booth. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
telephone booth
noun
: an enclosure within which one may stand or sit while making a telephone call
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