| 单词 | call room |
| 释义 | > as lemmascall room call room n. now historical (a) a room or kiosk containing a public telephone (now rare); (b) U.S., Australian, and New Zealand the room in a stock exchange where commodities are auctioned. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > stock exchange > parts of trading pit1878 call room1882 trading floor1882 trading post1890 settling room1902 society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > telephone equipment > [noun] > telephone booth call box1877 telephone box1878 call office1882 call room1882 pay station1888 telephone booth1888 public telephone1889 phone box1890 telephone kiosk1890 phone booth1904 coin-box1906 box1922 kiosk1928 booth1930 phone kiosk1955 paybox1975 1882 J. E. K. Telephone 33 Call-rooms have been established in different parts of London, in which are placed telephones connected with the Exchanges. 1886 Harper's Mag. July 213/1 The Call Room daily presents an impressive spectacle of the traffic in grain. 1936 Auckland Star 30 Sept. 4/1 A reception was held last evening to celebrate the opening of the new call room of the Auckland Stock Exchange. 1991 P. Young Person to Person iii. 33 The first [telephone] exchange in Norwich had a call room for use by subscribers. 1999 Hobart (Tasmania) Mercury (Nexis) 28 Feb. Starting as a quote recorder in the Melbourne call room, before the days of post trading, he rose to become managing director of the Melbourne exchange. < as lemmas |
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