HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › night letter
← Back to search

Meaning of night letter | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

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.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
See all B2 English words →

See also

night light night lizard night man night market night meal night mode

Learn this word in context

See night letter used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free