fast telegram
Americannoun
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a type of domestic telegram sent at full rate with a minimum charge for 10 words or less and accepted for immediate delivery.
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the service offering such a telegram.
Example Sentences
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After British Show-Jumping Star Harvey Smith publicly remarked that European Horse Trial Champion Anne was "nowhere near Olympic standard," he got a fast telegram from Meade�not exactly challenging him to a duel, but offering to bet him $600 that he would beat Smith at the Badminton three-day horse trials in April, and another $600 that Smith would not win the event.
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