night letter

noun

former name of overnight telegram. Abbreviation: NL

Origin of night letter

First recorded in 1910–15

Words Nearby night letter

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How to use night letter in a sentence

Gene Beavers received a night-letter from Doctor Winslow on the following day, and it contained its full quota of words.
Rilla of the Lighthouse | Grace May North
I get a night letter every morning, and, of course, if one of them got the sniffles I'd be off home like a shot.
The Real Adventure | Henry Kitchell Webster
How much does civilization owe the telephone, the night-letter, the fast mail and two-cent postage?
The Fiction Factory | John Milton Edwards
Listen: this morning Colonel-daddy got a night-letter from Billy Starbuck.
The Real Man | Francis Lynde

British Dictionary definitions for night letter

night letter

noun

(formerly, in the US and Canada) a telegram sent for delivery the next day at a cheaper rate than a regular telegram

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