day letter

English

Noun

day letter (plural day letters)

(telegraphy, historical) A telegram sent during the day for slightly deferred delivery on the same day, cheaper than a fast telegram, typically with a minimum charge for 50 words or less.
Synonym: (initialism) DL

Coordinate terms: night letter, fast telegram, straight telegram

Further reading

“day letter”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
“day letter”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
“day letter”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

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