設置於公共場合裝有電話的長方形盒子。1870年代晚期，由美國和西歐國家都會區的警察部門首先引進，讓巡邏員警與市民能向中央指揮部通報騷動事件。該詞彙亦指裝設於路旁柱子或牆面上的電話盒子，讓遇到車輛故障的駕駛用來請求援助。在英國，「電話箱」一詞與「公共電話亭」相近。

電話箱(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,,)
電話亭(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
公共電話亭(,U,繁體中文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
tien hua hsiang (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,,)
diàn huà xiāng (P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,,)
dian hua xiang (P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,,)
call boxes(P,,U,美式英語-偏好,D,U,PN)
call box(,U,美式英語-非偏好,AD,U,SN)
boxes, call(,U,美式英語-非偏好,UF,U,N)
call-boxes(P,,U,British English-偏好,D,U,PN)
call-box(,U,British English-非偏好,AD,U,SN)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....物件層面
........組件 (層級名)
............成分
................<依特定背景區分之組件>
....................<系統組件>
........................<基礎設施元件>
............................<交通運輸元件>
................................<道路與路側元件>
....................................街道設施
........................................電話箱

meaning/usage overlaps with....

電話亭

英文....

Rectangular containers placed in public places and intended to contain a telephone. They were first introduced by police departments in urban areas in the late 1870s in the United States and Western Europe to allow patrol officers and citizens to alert the central command of disturbances. The term may be used to refer to roadside boxes installed on poles or walls and containing telephones to allow motorists with disabled vehicles to request assistance. In Britain, usage overlaps with "telephone booths."

電話箱............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 234
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 May 28, 2010
電話亭............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 September 13, 2011
公共電話亭............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 September 13, 2011
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 September 13, 2011
call boxes............	[VP]
.................	Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary [online] (1997-2002)
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) "Police technology," accessed 20 October 2007
call box............	[VP]
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
boxes, call............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
call-boxes............	[VP]
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
call-box............	[VP]
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)

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聯合目錄： 電話箱 、電話亭 、公共電話亭 、tien hua hsiang 、diàn huà xiāng 、dian hua xiang 、call boxes 、call box 、boxes, call 、call-boxes 、call-box