pay phone

quarters

Assigned living accommodations

• dimesCoins worth ten cents
• nickelsSmall denomination coins
• coin slotPayment insertion point

change · insert · deposit · dial tone · receiver · handset · rotary dial · touch-tone · calling card · collect call

911

Crisis response number

• distressSevere anxiety or suffering
• helpAssistance given
• strandedLeft without means to leave

lifeline · urgent · crisis · ambulance · police · operator · emergency services · breakdown · roadside · last resort

booth

Temporary enclosed compartment

• sidewalkPaved pedestrian pathway
• urbanPertaining to cities
• street cornerWhere two roads intersect

kiosk · plaza · pedestrian · cityscape · station · airport · mall · lobby · hospital · convenience store

rotary

Involving circular motion

• vintageQuality from past eras
• relicPreserved ancient object
• bygoneOf earlier times

outmoded · outdated · abandoned · superseded · extinct · forgotten · anachronism · defunct · archaic · nostalgic

• telephonytelephone, telephone network, call, dial tone, dial
• phonescellphone, smartphone, speakerphone, softphone
• telephonestelephone, telephone booth, handset, landline, receiver
• wired telecomlandline, telephone, telephone line, telegraph, fax
• Analog Eratypewriter, record player, phonograph, turntable, vinyl record
• communication devicescellphone, landline, smartphone, iPhone, videophone