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let·ter·box  (ltr-bks)
n.
1. See mailbox.
2. A format for presenting movies on television that maintains the rectangular theater image on a television screen by reducing the overall image until the full width can be seen, resulting in blank space above and below the image.
tr.v. let·ter·box·es, let·ter·box·ing, let·ter·boxed
To produce or present (film) in a letterbox format.
Translations
letterbox [ˈletəbɒks] N (esp Brit) → buzón m

letterbox [ˈlɛtərbɒks] n (British)boîte f aux or à lettres
letter-card [ˈlɛtərkɑːrd] n (British)carte-lettre f

letterbox [ˈlɛtəˌbɒks] ncassetta or buca delle lettere
letterbox [ˈlɛtəˌbɒks] ncassetta or buca delle lettere

letterbox صندوق الخطابات schránka na dopisy brevkasse Briefkasten γραμματοκιβώτιο buzón postilaatikko boîte aux lettres poštanski ormarić buca delle lettere 郵便受 편지함 brievenbus postkasse skrzynka na listy caixa de correio почтовый ящик brevlåda ตู้จดหมาย posta kutusu hộp thư 邮筒


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1) DVD-L300 comes equipped with a letterbox eliminator, picture CD viewer, and 10-inch screen, $599.
Anamorphic DVDs are specially encoded with more visual information than 4:3 letterbox DVDs, resulting in a sharper image when played on a widescreen TV.
Although Yuri Grigorovich's stirring Spartacus (here reissued in its original letterbox format) defines itself as Soviet-era kitsch writ large, the performances of Vladimir Vasiliev, Natalia Bessmertnova, Maris Liepa, and the unforgettable Nina Timofeyeva look like heroic portrayals danced on an epic scale.
 
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