letterbox
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letterbox
Where it comes from
From letter + box.
noun letterboxes · letter box
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A collection point for mail intended for onward delivery, a secure box or receptacle for this purpose.
Similar: mailbox, post box, pillar box
- 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.
- A hidden container that holds a logbook and rubber stamp, found by following clues as a form of recreation.
- 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.
adjective letter box
- Transferred to home video formats while preserving the original aspect ratio, having black bars above and below the picture area.
verb letterboxes · letterboxing · letterboxed · letter box
- 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.
- To hunt for letterboxes (containers with logbook and rubber stamp) by following clues.
Translations
Every language
noun delivery point for mail
| Español | buzón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 우편함 upyeonham |
| 日本語 | 郵便受け yūbin'uke |
| 中文 | 信箱 xìnxiāng |
| हिन्दी | लेटरबॉक्स leṭarbŏks, पत्र पेटिका patra peṭikā |
| Português | caixa de correio |
| Français | boîte aux lettres, boite aux lettres |
| Deutsch | Briefkasten, Hausbriefkasten |
| Italiano | cassetta per le lettere |
| Ελληνικά | γραμματοκιβώτιο grammatokivótio |
| Română | cutie poștală |
| Русский | почто́вый я́щик počtóvyj jáščik |
| Tiếng Việt | hòm thư, hộp thư, hòm thư đến, hòm thư cá nhân, hộp thư cá nhân |
noun collection point for mail
| Español | buzón |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 우체통 uchetong |
| 中文 | 郵箱 /邮箱 yóuxiāng |
| हिन्दी | लेटरबॉक्स leṭarbŏks, पत्र पेटिका patra peṭikā |
| Português | caixa de correio |
| Français | boîte aux lettres, boite aux lettres |
| Deutsch | Briefkasten, Postkasten, Postbriefkasten |
| Italiano | buca delle lettere |
| Ελληνικά | γραμματοκιβώτιο grammatokivótio |
| Română | cutie poștală |
| Русский | почто́вый я́щик počtóvyj jáščik |
| Tiếng Việt | thùng thư, hòm thư, hòm thư đi |
| العربية | صُنْدُوق بَرِيد ṣundūq barīd, صَنْدُوق بَرِيد ṣandūq barīd |
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@misc{letterbox_2026,
title = {letterbox},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
