press box
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3.1
- noun
- /prɛs bɑks/
- Literature
:
cabina de prensa
- The reporters gathered in the press box to cover the exciting championship game.
- press box at stadiums
- press box during a game
- reporters in the press box
Examples
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Everyone in the press box, except for a couple of dedicated radio men, ran down the bleachers to join the crowd.
Fiction book (1997) -
"I have to get into the press box."
Fiction book (2001) -
- Call the press box at Soldier's Field.
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I hope to get on that field and see you all in that press box real soon.
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I thought we were going to stand in the press box and watch the game together.
Blog text (23) -
No, it's all remote control from the press box up there.
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I'll update this frequently with information and analysis from the press box.
Blog text (5) -
In the press box, Gibson, the public address announcer, lost his voice, so to speak.
Blog text (4) -
Here at beautiful Autzen Stadium, they're keeping the press box open-air and it is not warm.
Blog text (13) -
Watching from the press box, Marrone was as frustrated as he's ever been pacing the sidelines yesterday.
Blog text (20)
Synonyms
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5.3
An area in a government hall where reporters sit to watch and report debates
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an enclosed area reserved for journalists' follows directly from combining 'press' (journalists) with 'box' (an enclosed seating area), so the overall sense is compositional and predictable. This kind of compound is cross-linguistically common (many languages use a similar construction for media seating), so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will very likely infer the correct meaning.
Etymology
Press box comes from sports stadiums where the press (the people who make the news) sat together in a raised box, a small enclosed place with a clear view of the field. That's why press box now means a reserved area for 'reporters' and other media.