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Meaning of telepost | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A message of up to 100 words transmitted by telegraph at the post office.

historical

Examples

“[…] sending telegrams of 50 words, teleposts of 100 words, and teletapes of 200 words for 25 cents, […]”
“It is only by the utilization of the full facilities of a wire that a telepost service can be established. Cheap rates are impossible at nine words a minute.”
“A telepost is a dispatch of 50 words, between all points, for 25 cents, delivered at the post-office.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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