letterbox

[ let-er-boks ]

/ ˈlɛt ərˌbɒks /

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noun

Also letter box .Chiefly British. a public or private mailbox.

Digital Technology, Television. a technique for displaying a wide-screen film or landscape video on a narrower screen by reducing its size but retaining the aspect ratio, with black bands filling the screen above and below the picture (often used attributively):letterbox videos.Compare pan and scan, pillarbox (def. 1).

verb (used with object)

Digital Technology, Television. to display (a film or video) by using the letterbox technique.

Origin of letterbox

First recorded in 1765–75; letter¹ + box¹

Words nearby letterbox

let someone have it, Lett, letted, letter, letter bomb, letterbox, letterboxing, letter-card, letter carrier, letter drop, lettered

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Example sentences from the Web for letterbox

He felt in the letterbox, drew forth a letter, and with this he went back to the sitting-room.
The Island Pharisees|John Galsworthy
Friend Fox thanked him very kindly, made himself very small, and was out of sight like a letter in a letterbox.
The Fairy Ring|Various
There was a letterbox at the corner, a foot from the older man's shoulder.
The Lifted Bandage|Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews
That letter he dropped into the Pixley letterbox himself that night, and so was assured of its delivery.
Pearl of Pearl Island|John Oxenham

The lid flew back, and we pressed forward, and each ran his hand down into the letterbox.
In the Fog|Richard Harding Davis

British Dictionary definitions for letterbox

letter box

noun mainly British

a slot, usually covered with a hinged flap, through which letters, etc, are delivered to a building
a private box into which letters, etc, are delivered

Also called: postbox a public box into which letters, etc, are put for collection and delivery

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单词	letterbox
释义	letterbox [ let-er-boks ] / ˈlɛt ərˌbɒks / SEE SYNONYMS FOR letterbox ON THESAURUS.COM noun Also letter box .Chiefly British. a public or private mailbox. Digital Technology, Television. a technique for displaying a wide-screen film or landscape video on a narrower screen by reducing its size but retaining the aspect ratio, with black bands filling the screen above and below the picture (often used attributively):letterbox videos.Compare pan and scan, pillarbox (def. 1). verb (used with object) Digital Technology, Television. to display (a film or video) by using the letterbox technique. Origin of letterbox First recorded in 1765–75; letter¹ + box¹ Words nearby letterbox let someone have it, Lett, letted, letter, letter bomb, letterbox, letterboxing, letter-card, letter carrier, letter drop, lettered Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for letterbox He felt in the letterbox, drew forth a letter, and with this he went back to the sitting-room. The Island Pharisees\|John Galsworthy Friend Fox thanked him very kindly, made himself very small, and was out of sight like a letter in a letterbox. The Fairy Ring\|Various There was a letterbox at the corner, a foot from the older man's shoulder. The Lifted Bandage\|Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews That letter he dropped into the Pixley letterbox himself that night, and so was assured of its delivery. Pearl of Pearl Island\|John Oxenham The lid flew back, and we pressed forward, and each ran his hand down into the letterbox. In the Fog\|Richard Harding Davis British Dictionary definitions for letterbox letter box noun mainly British a slot, usually covered with a hinged flap, through which letters, etc, are delivered to a building a private box into which letters, etc, are delivered Also called: postbox a public box into which letters, etc, are put for collection and delivery Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to letterbox mail drop, letter drop, mailbox, pillar box, postbox
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