"police box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: police boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} police box (plural police boxes)
  1. (chiefly British, dated) A telephone kiosk where members of the public may telephone the police. Tags: British, dated
    Sense id: en-police_box-en-noun-3OcwgaRh Categories (other): British English
  2. A small community police station; a koban. Related terms: TARDIS Translations (police box): পুলিশ বক্স (puliś bokśo) (Bengali), 派出所 (pàichūsuǒ) (Chinese Mandarin), politikiosk (Danish), cabine de police [feminine] (French), Polizei-Zelle [feminine] (German), Polizeiwache [feminine] (German), Polizei-Box [masculine] (German), lögregluklefi (Icelandic), 交番 (kōban) (alt: こうばん) (Japanese), 派出所 (hashutsujo) (alt: はしゅつじょ) (Japanese), ポリスボックス (porisubokkusu) (Japanese), 駐在所 (chūzaisho) (alt: ちゅうざいしょ) (Japanese), politiboks (Norwegian), полице́йский пост (policéjskij post) [masculine] (Russian), полице́йская бу́дка (policéjskaja búdka) [feminine] (Russian), милице́йский пост (milicéjskij post) (note: in Russia) [masculine] (Russian), милице́йская бу́дка (milicéjskaja búdka) [feminine] (Russian), милице́йский уча́сток (milicéjskij učástok) [masculine] (Russian), poliskiosk [common-gender] (Swedish), ป้อมตำรวจ (bpɔ̂m-dtam-rùuat) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-police_box-en-noun-nG4Lz9w4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of 'police box': 43 57

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