Words / B1

BOOTH/buːð/

A booth is a small enclosed space for one person: a polling booth; a photo booth; a phone booth (older UK). Stall is a market twin; kiosk is a small shop. Elections: queues at the polling booth after six.

Meaning

A small enclosed space for one person (a polling booth; a photo booth).

Examples

• “Queues formed at the polling booth after six.”
• “A photo booth on the concourse is not a polling station.”

Good to know

a polling / photo booth. Market twin: a stall. Elections / stations. Countable. US phone booth = UK phone box in older usage.

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