| 单词 | night letter telegram |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnight letter telegram A telegram delivered overnight; (spec. in Britain) a cheap-rate overseas telegram delivered overnight (in full night letter telegram). Cf. night telegraph letter n.The British service was discontinued after 1949. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telegraphy > [noun] > telegraphic message > types of telotype1850 cablegram1868 cable-message1877 phonogram1880 cable1883 ticking1888 aerogram1890 T.T.1893 petit bleu1898 Marconigram1902 radio-telegram1902 radiogram1903 wireless1903 news flash1904 teleflash1904 lettergram1908 day letter1910 night letter telegram1910 night telegraph letter1912 radio1915 printergram1932 teletype1933 greeting telegram1937 telemessage1941 overnight telegram1955 telex1957 1910 U.S. Congr. Senate Comm. District of Columbia: Hearing HR 19402 15 Of course, the night letter of the Western Union and the Postal Telegraph companies is a tremendous boon between cities that are far removed. 1914 Post Office Guide Apr. 896 (heading) Night and week-end letter telegrams for Canada, Newfoundland and the United States. 1934 ‘E. M. Delafield’ Provinc. Lady in Amer. 234 She gets such quantities of night letters and cables from abroad. 1949 Post Office Guide July 229 Night Letter Telegrams (NLT) may be sent to North and South America, British territories in Africa, Egypt, West Indies, certain British territories in the Far East, India, Pakistan and many other places outside Europe at one-third the rates for ordinary telegrams. They are normally delivered on the morning following the day of handing in. The minimum charge is as for 25 words. 1966 N. Freeling King of Rainy Country 33 The War Office in London..promised to get him off a night letter. 1973 T. Tobin Lett. G. Ade 1 George Ade sent the above night letter to Ashton Stevens in reply to the drama critic's request for an autobiographical sketch. < as lemmas |
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