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police box

police box noun: a telephone kiosk where members of the public may telephone the police.

Noun

police box (plural police boxes)

  1. (UK, dated) A telephone kiosk where members of the public may telephone the police.
  2. A small community police station; a koban.

police box meaning in Bengali and Thai

police box in Bengali

police box
পুলিশ বক্স puliś bokśo

police box in Thai

police box
ป้อมตำรวจ bpɔ̂m-dtam-rùuat

Forms of police box

pluralpolice boxes

Questions about police box

What does police box mean?
Police box means a telephone kiosk where members of the public may telephone the police.
What is police box in Bengali?
Police box in Bengali is পুলিশ বক্স (puliś bokśo). See Police box meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is police box?
Police box is a noun.
What is the plural of police box?
The plural of police box is police boxes.

Words near police box in the dictionary

  1. police barriers
  2. police beat
  3. police beats
  4. police blotter
  5. police blotters
  6. police box
  7. police boxes
  8. police boy
  9. police boys
  10. police brutality
  11. police burgh

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