Letterbox (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a public or private mailbox.
  2. 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.
verb (used with object)
  1. to display (a film or video) by using the letterbox technique.
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
  1. a public box into which letters, etc, are put for collection and delivery
Letterbox (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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