police box

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police box

noun 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.

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noun police box

한국어파출소 pachulso, 폴리스 박스 polliseu bakseu, 주재소 jujaeso
日本語交番 kōban, 派出所 hashutsujo, ポリスボックス porisu bokkusu, 駐在所 chūzaisho
中文派出所 pàichūsuǒ
Françaiscabine de police
DeutschPolizei-Zelle, Polizeiwache, Polizei-Box
Русскийполице́йский пост policéjskij post, полице́йская бу́дка policéjskaja búdka, милице́йский пост milicéjskij post, милице́йская бу́дка milicéjskaja búdka, милице́йский уча́сток milicéjskij učástok

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@misc{police_box_2026,
  title = {police box},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/police%20box},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}