night letter
noun
former name of overnight telegram. Abbreviation: NL
Origin of night letter
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby night letter
night heron,
night jasmine,
night journey,
night key,
night latch,
night letter,
night lizard,
night monkey,
night nurse,
night office,
night owl
Example sentences from the Web for night letter
Listen: this morning Colonel-daddy got a night-letter from Billy Starbuck.
The Real Man |Francis LyndeHow much does civilization owe the telephone, the night-letter, the fast mail and two-cent postage?
The Fiction Factory |John Milton EdwardsGene 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
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