"phone box" meaning in All languages combined

See phone box on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: phone boxes [plural], phonebox [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} phone box (plural phone boxes)
  1. (UK, Ireland) A telephone box Tags: Ireland, UK
    Sense id: en-phone_box-en-noun-DqH6ieW1 Categories (other): British English, Irish English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1
  2. (figurative) A very small space. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-phone_box-en-noun-vAfk8svH

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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