Meanings
nounpolice box (plural police boxes)
plural police boxes
- UKdatedA telephone kiosk where members of the public may telephone the police.
- A small community police station; a koban.
Translations
Bengali পুলিশ বক্স
- পুলিশ বক্স (puliś bokśo)police box
Chinese Mandarin 派出所
- 派出所 (pàichūsuǒ)police box
Danish politikiosk
- politikioskpolice box
French cabine de police
- cabine de policepolice box
German Polizei-Zelle, Polizeiwache
- Polizei-Zellepolice box
- Polizeiwachepolice box
- Polizei-Boxpolice box
Icelandic lögregluklefi
- lögregluklefipolice box
Japanese 交番, 派出所
- 交番 (kōban)police box
- 派出所 (hashutsujo)police box
- ポリスボックス (porisu bokkusu)police box
- 駐在所 (chūzaisho)police box
Korean 파출소, 폴리스 박스
- 파출소 (pachulso)police box
- 폴리스 박스 (polliseu bakseu)police box
- 주재소 (jujaeso)police box
Norwegian politiboks
- politibokspolice box
Polish budka policyjna
- budka policyjnapolice box
Russian полице́йский пост, полице́йская бу́дка
- полице́йский пост (policéjskij post)police box
- полице́йская бу́дка (policéjskaja búdka)police box
- милице́йский пост (milicéjskij post)police box
- милице́йская бу́дка (milicéjskaja búdka)police box
- милице́йский уча́сток (milicéjskij učástok)police box
Swedish poliskiosk
- poliskioskpolice box
Thai ป้อมตำรวจ
- ป้อมตำรวจ (bpɔ̂m-dtam-rùuat)police box
Cite this entry
APA
police box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/police%20box
MLA
“police box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/police%20box. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “police box,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/police%20box.
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