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police box

public telephone booth used by the police or to contact the police
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police box

Summary

police box ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,377 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • police box is a type of telephone booth[2].
  • police box's Commons category is recorded as Police boxes[3].

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Definition and Type

police box is a type of telephone booth[2].

Why It Matters

police box ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,377 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[4] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[5]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). police box. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/police-box
MLA “police box.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/police-box.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_police-box_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{police box}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/police-box}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → telephone booth
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007581313205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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