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letterbox en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From letter + box.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Transferred to home video formats while preserving the original aspect ratio, having black bars above and below the picture area.

Forms

Translations (4)

hi लेटरबॉक्स (transferred to home video formats) · pl dostosowany do techniki letterbox (transferred to home video formats) · mr लेटरबॉक्स (transferred to home video formats) · ja レッターボックス (transferred to home video formats)

letterbox en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From letter + box.

Meanings

1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) A box into which mail is put. ▸ A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose.
2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) A box into which mail is put. ▸ A delivery point for mail, a box, compartment or slot for this purpose.
   • A wad of junk mail was pushed through the letterbox in the front door and dropped onto the mat.
3. A hidden container that holds a logbook and rubber stamp, found by following clues as a form of recreation.
4. A rectangular hole or slot.
   • His strength was running out fast: one more good letterbox was all that he could conceive himself able to make. He made it, hacking away with slow, painful strokes, his axe-handle slippery with his sweat. 1954, Daniel Talbot, A Treasury of Mountaineering Stories, page 239:

Forms

Deriveds

letterboxer · letterbox company · letterbox format · letterbox contact

Synonyms

mail slot · post box · mailbox · pillar box · mailbox

Translations (126)

uk пошто́ва скри́нька (delivery point for mail) · lv pastkastīte (collection point for mail) · eo leterkesto (collection point for mail) · sv brevlåda (collection point for mail) · ms peti pos (collection point for mail) · hi पत्र पेटिका (collection point for mail) · sk poštová schránka (delivery point for mail) · fo brævkassi (delivery point for mail) · uk пошто́ва скри́нька (collection point for mail) · ro cutie poștală (collection point for mail) · hu postaláda (delivery point for mail) · nb postkasse (delivery point for mail) · cy blwch llythyrau (delivery point for mail) · tg қуттии почта (delivery point for mail) · el γραμματοκιβώτιο (collection point for mail) · khb ᦷᦂᧅᧈᦟᦻ (collection point for mail) · be пашто́вая скры́нка (collection point for mail) · hu levélszekrény (delivery point for mail) · kk пошта жәшігі (collection point for mail) · fo postkassi (collection point for mail) · uz pochta qutisi (collection point for mail) · es buzón (delivery point for mail) · it buca delle lettere (collection point for mail) · hy փոստարկղ (delivery point for mail) · ka საფოსტო ყუთი (collection point for mail) · de Postkasten (collection point for mail) · cs poštovní schránka (delivery point for mail) · de Postbriefkasten (collection point for mail) · kl allakkanut nakkartitsisarfik (collection point for mail) · kl allakkanut nakkartitsisarfik (delivery point for mail) · pt caixa de correio (collection point for mail) · fo brævkassi (collection point for mail) · it cassetta per le lettere (delivery point for mail) · ja 郵便受け (delivery point for mail) · hu postaláda (collection point for mail) · hy փոստարկղ (collection point for mail) · yue 信箱 (delivery point for mail) · da postkasse (collection point for mail) · fr boite aux lettres (collection point for mail) · lt pašto dėžutė (collection point for mail) · ar صُنْدُوق بَرِيد (collection point for mail) · et postkast (collection point for mail) · tg қуттии почта (collection point for mail) · pt caixa de correio (delivery point for mail) · az poçt qutusu (collection point for mail) · cy blwch llythyrau (collection point for mail) · eo leterkesto (delivery point for mail) · vi hòm thư đi (collection point for mail) · ca bústia (delivery point for mail) · nrf boête à lettres (delivery point for mail) · be пашто́вая скры́ня (collection point for mail) · ga bosca litreacha (delivery point for mail) · vi hòm thư (delivery point for mail) · da postkasse (delivery point for mail) · nl brievenbus (delivery point for mail) · cmn 信箱 (delivery point for mail) · my စာပုံး (delivery point for mail) · ca bústia (collection point for mail) · sl poštni nabiralnik (delivery point for mail) · nl brievenbus (collection point for mail) · yue 郵箱 /邮箱 (collection point for mail) · uz pochta qutisi (delivery point for mail) · de Hausbriefkasten (delivery point for mail) · be пашто́вая скры́ня (delivery point for mail) · ko 우체통 (collection point for mail) · fi kirjelaatikko (delivery point for mail) · az poçt qutusu (delivery point for mail) · mk поштенско сандаче (collection point for mail) · el γραμματοκιβώτιο (delivery point for mail) · fr boite aux lettres (delivery point for mail) · be пашто́вая скры́нка (delivery point for mail) · sv brevlåda (delivery point for mail) · de Briefkasten (delivery point for mail) · ka საფოსტო ყუთი (delivery point for mail) · be лісто́ўня (delivery point for mail) · ko 우편함 (delivery point for mail) · hi लेटरबॉक्स (collection point for mail) · nb postkasse (collection point for mail) · sl nabiralnik (delivery point for mail) · hi लेटरबॉक्स (delivery point for mail) · tr posta kutusu (delivery point for mail) · is pósthólf (delivery point for mail) · mk поштенско сандаче (delivery point for mail) · tl buson (collection point for mail) · sk poštová schránka (collection point for mail) · lo ຕູ້ໄປສະນີ (collection point for mail) · sl poštni nabiralnik (collection point for mail) · de Briefkasten (collection point for mail) · es buzón (collection point for mail) · hi पत्र पेटिका (delivery point for mail) · ky почта жашиги (collection point for mail) · th ตู้ไปรษณีย์ (collection point for mail) · fo postkassi (delivery point for mail) · my စာပုံး (collection point for mail) · sv postlåda (delivery point for mail) · sh poštanski sandučić (collection point for mail) · fr boîte aux lettres (collection point for mail) · ar صَنْدُوق بَرِيد (collection point for mail) · cmn 郵箱 /邮箱 (collection point for mail) · gd bogsa-litrichean (delivery point for mail) · bg по́щенска кути́я (collection point for mail) · ur صَندُوقِ بَرِید (collection point for mail) · cy bocs postio (delivery point for mail) · vi hòm thư cá nhân (delivery point for mail) · et postkast (delivery point for mail) · gd toll-litrichean (delivery point for mail) · bg по́щенска кути́я (delivery point for mail) · sh poštansko sanduče (collection point for mail) · cs poštovní schránka (collection point for mail) · vi hòm thư đến (delivery point for mail) · vi hộp thư (delivery point for mail) · lo ຕູ້ໄປສະນີ (delivery point for mail) · id bis surat (collection point for mail) · vi hộp thư cá nhân (delivery point for mail) · th ตู้ไปรษณีย์ (delivery point for mail) · fa-ira صَنْدوقِ پُسْت (collection point for mail) · ru почто́вый я́щик (delivery point for mail) · fi kirjelaatikko (collection point for mail) · pl skrzynka pocztowa (collection point for mail) · fr boîte aux lettres (delivery point for mail) · pl skrzynka pocztowa (delivery point for mail) · vi thùng thư (collection point for mail) · ru почто́вый я́щик (collection point for mail) · ro cutie poștală (delivery point for mail) · vi hòm thư (collection point for mail) · ga bosca poist (collection point for mail)

letterbox en · VERB

Pronunciation

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Etymology

From letter + box.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To transfer a widescreen motion picture to home video formats while preserving the original aspect ratio, with the placing of black bars above and below the picture area.
2. (intransitive, transitive) To hunt for letterboxes (containers with logbook and rubber stamp) by following clues.

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Relateds

pan and scan · pillarbox · widescreen · full screen · tilt and scan