speedletter

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noun

A kind of military communication that is delivered especially quickly, bypassing the usual delivery system, and does not employ electrical transmission.

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Meanings

nounspeedletter (plural speedletters)

plural speedletters

  1. historicalgovernmentA kind of military communication that is delivered especially quickly, bypassing the usual delivery system, and does not employ electrical transmission.

Origin

speed + letter

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APA

speedletter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speedletter

MLA

“speedletter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speedletter. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “speedletter,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/speedletter.

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