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overnight telegram
noun
- a type of domestic telegram sent at a reduced rate with a minimum charge for 10 words or less and accepted until midnight for delivery the following day.
- the service offering such a telegram. : OT Compare fast telegram, personal-opinion telegram.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of overnight telegram1
First recorded in 1950–55
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