- (a) letter box
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(a) letter box
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Letter box — Letter Let ter, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Letter-box — (engl.), Briefkasten, Abholungs , Schließfach (s.d.) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
letter box — ► NOUN 1) chiefly Brit. a slot in a door through which mail is delivered. 2) (letterbox) a format for presenting widescreen films on a standard television screen, in which the image fills the width but not the height of the screen … English terms dictionary
letter box — n. MAILBOX … English World dictionary
Letter box — This article is about boxes for depositing letters. For video framing, see letterbox. For the type of interprocess communication, see MailSlot . A letter box, letterbox, letter plate, letter hole, mail slot, or mailbox is a receptacle for… … Wikipedia
dead letter box — or dead letter drop, a place for depositing secret messages and other material without having to come in direct contact with the recipient: »[The spy] had been collecting intelligence material and dispatching it to his masters either by radio, by … Useful english dictionary
dead-letter box — or dead letter drop noun A place where secret messages, etc may be left for later collection • • • Main Entry: ↑dead … Useful english dictionary
Dead Letter Box — [dt. »toter Briefkasten«], die Stelle, an die in einem E Mail System nicht zustellbare Nachrichten gesandt werden … Universal-Lexikon
letter box — noun 1. a numbered compartment in a post office where mail is put to be called for • Syn: ↑Post Office box, ↑PO Box, ↑POB, ↑call box • Hypernyms: ↑compartment 2. public box for deposit of mail • … Useful english dictionary
letter box — mail box, postal box … English contemporary dictionary
letter box — let′ter box n. brit. a public or private mailbox • Etymology: 1765–75 … From formal English to slang
