letterboxes
Slots for mail
Letterboxes are slots or containers for receiving mail.
In British usage, a letterbox is typically a slot in a door or a freestanding red pillar box for posting letters.
In American usage, the term more often refers to a private mailbox.
As a verb, to letterbox is to format widescreen video with black bars above and below to preserve the original aspect ratio: The film was letterboxed for home viewing.
Narrow elongated openings
- mail slotsDoor openings for correspondence
- Royal MailBritish postal service
- post officePublic mail facility
- mail deliveryConveying correspondence to recipients
envelopes · stamps · parcels · flaps · addresses · postal service · mail carriers · posting
Primary household entry point
- mail slotDoor opening for deliveries
- spring-loadedPowered by compressed coil
- draft excluderThreshold gap sealer
- entryAccess or submission
brass plate · house number · cage · weather seal · knocker · threshold · vestibule · porch
Width-height relationship of images
- widescreenHorizontally extended display format
- cinematicRelating to motion pictures
- croppingCutting to resize
- anamorphicIntentionally warped for correction
black bars · 16:9 · masking · horizontal bars · matting · home video · DVD · framing
Game seeking hidden prizes
- rubber stampsApproves perfunctorily
- logbooksOfficial activity records
- trailsMarked outdoor paths
- compassDevice showing cardinal directions
orienteering · stamp collecting · waypoints · coordinates · hiking · trail markers · containers · ink pads
slots
Narrow elongated openings
- mail slotsDoor openings for correspondence
- Royal MailBritish postal service
- post officePublic mail facility
mail delivery · envelopes · stamps · parcels · flaps · addresses · postal service · mail carriers · posting · correspondence
front door
Primary household entry point
- mail slotDoor opening for deliveries
- spring-loadedPowered by compressed coil
- draft excluderThreshold gap sealer
brass plate · entry · house number · cage · weather seal · knocker · threshold · vestibule · porch · residential
aspect ratio
Width-height relationship of images
- widescreenHorizontally extended display format
- cinematicRelating to motion pictures
- croppingCutting to resize
black bars · anamorphic · 16:9 · masking · horizontal bars · matting · home video · DVD · framing · television
treasure hunt
Game seeking hidden prizes
- rubber stampsApproves perfunctorily
- logbooksOfficial activity records
- trailsMarked outdoor paths
compass · orienteering · stamp collecting · waypoints · coordinates · hiking · trail markers · containers · ink pads · countryside
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