Meaning of night letter | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A telegram sent overnight at a reduced rate for delivery on the morning of the following day, typically with a minimum charge for 25 words or less.
   historical
2. An unsigned leaflet distributed clandestinely.

Examples

“"Someone named Rose sent a night letter from Philadelphia asking for six free tickets. A relative?"”

“Until one night this October, when members of Echo Company, from the Second Battalion, Fourth Marines […] quietly sneaked into Juz Ghoray and posted signs on people’s doors and windows. Their idea was to co-opt the infamous Taliban practice of intimidating government sympathizers with night letters threatening execution.”

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