phone booth
Street call station
A phone booth is a small enclosed structure containing a public telephone, typically found on streets and in public buildings.
Before mobile phones became widespread, phone booths provided private spaces for making calls away from home or office.
The enclosed design offered some privacy and protection from weather and street noise.
Phone booths have largely disappeared from the urban landscape, though they persist in older films and as nostalgic symbols: Superman changed clothes in a phone booth.
Also called a telephone booth or phone box (British).
Public coin-operated telephone
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- dialGraduated circular indicator
- callContact by phone
- landlineStationary wired telephone
operator · directory · connect · coin-slot · long-distance · emergency · hotline · voicemail
Involving circular motion
- coin-operatedActivated by inserted currency
- retroEvoking recent past
- vintageQuality from past eras
- classicOf lasting excellence
antique · old-fashioned · mid-century · bygone · relic · memorabilia · heritage · preservation
Standalone public booth
- cubiclePartitioned office workspace
- glassTransparent solid from sand
- doorHinged room barrier
- soundproofImpenetrable to audio
acoustic · shelter · coin-slot · shelf · hook · ventilation · standalone · cramped
Paved pedestrian pathway
- downtownCentral business district
- cityscapeView of urban architecture
- pedestrianOne traveling afoot
- lamppostPole bearing overhead light
storefront · intersection · pavement · public · vandalized · graffiti · out-of-order · waiting
Metropolis's flying defender
- transformationThorough change in form
- MetropolisHero's fictional American city
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- quick-changeInstant costume transformation
payphone
Public coin-operated telephone
landline · operator · directory · connect · coin-slot · long-distance · emergency · hotline · voicemail · hang-up
rotary
Involving circular motion
- coin-operatedActivated by inserted currency
- retroEvoking recent past
- vintageQuality from past eras
classic · antique · old-fashioned · mid-century · bygone · relic · memorabilia · heritage · preservation · collector
kiosk
Standalone public booth
soundproof · acoustic · shelter · coin-slot · shelf · hook · ventilation · standalone · cramped · squeezed
sidewalk
Paved pedestrian pathway
- downtownCentral business district
- cityscapeView of urban architecture
- pedestrianOne traveling afoot
lamppost · storefront · intersection · pavement · public · vandalized · graffiti · out-of-order · waiting · queue
Superman
Metropolis's flying defender
- transformationThorough change in form
- MetropolisHero's fictional American city
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
quick-change · spinning · emerge · cape · alter-ego · iconic · pop-culture
seclusion
Voluntary withdrawal from society
- solitudeState of being alone
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- secrecyPractice of hiding information
whisper · undisturbed · sanctuary · retreat · escape · quiet · shielded · anonymous · hidden · confidential
- telephonycall, dial tone, dial, landline, handset
- booths
- telephonespayphone, handset, landline, receiver, dial
- retro techVCR, cassette tape, typewriter, fax machine, answering machine
- The MatrixNeo, Morpheus, Trinity, Agent Smith, red pill
- wired telecomlandline, telegraph, fax, fax machine, modem
phone boothmobile phone
Portable wireless telephone
cell phone · smartphone · wireless device · cellular phone · iPhone
phone, booth, telephone, phones, cell phone, megaphone, smartphone, headphone, phonetics