letterbox

Meaning

Noun

1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) A box into which mail is put.
2. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK) A box into which mail is put.
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.

Adj

Transferred to home video formats while preserving the original aspect ratio, having black bars above and below the picture area.

Verb

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.

Synonyms

mailbox

📫

letter box

postbox

📮

post box

pillar box

post-box

outbox

pillar-box

Translations

buzón

📫

boîte aux lettres

📫

brievenbus

Briefkasten

📫

γραμματοκιβώτιο

boite aux lettres

bústia

📫

caixa de correio

📫

bus

🚌

boita de las letras

buca delle lettere

cassetta per le lettere

letterbox

Etymology

From letter + box.