"press box" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: press boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} press box (plural press boxes)
  1. (sports) The section in a stadium or arena set aside for the press, or specifically for sportscasters. Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-press_box-en-noun-oPsLYyfq Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (manufacturing) In a cotton gin, the box in which lint is compacted by a tramper. Categories (topical): Manufacturing, Media
    Sense id: en-press_box-en-noun-Oxtkg7XK Disambiguation of Media: 43 57 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 79 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 14 86 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 20 80 Topics: business, manufacturing
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: pressbox

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