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phone booth

 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun phone booth has 1 sense
  1. telephone booth, phone booth, call box, telephone box, telephone kiosk - booth for using a telephone
    --1 is a kind of booth, cubicle, stall, kiosk

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Phone Booth

Description:

A phone booth, also known as a telephone booth or a payphone booth, is a small enclosed structure typically made of glass and metal, equipped with a public telephone for making phone calls. Phone booths were commonly found in public places before the advent of mobile phones.

Senses and Usages:

Sense 1: Public Telephone Enclosure

In its primary sense, a phone booth refers to a public telephone enclosure designed to provide privacy while making phone calls in public spaces.

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Sample Sentence 1:

She quickly rushed into the phone booth to escape the pouring rain while making an important call.

Sample Sentence 2:

As a remnant of the past, the red telephone booth stood abandoned on the street corner.

Sense 2: Movie or Photobooth Prop

In a secondary sense, a phone booth can also refer to a prop often used in movies or for photobooth setups, resembling the traditional telephone enclosure.

Sample Sentence 1:

The movie featured a thrilling scene where the protagonist had to use a phone booth to defuse the bomb.

Sample Sentence 2:

At the carnival, we amusingly posed inside the phone booth photobooth, wearing vintage hats and holding retro telephones.

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