stop press

stop press
The event or news article important enough to delay or interrupt the print, or require a reprint, of a publication, particularly of a newspaper edition.

Three of the errata corrections had already been made as stop-press corrections [...]


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  • Stop press — is a phrase that means latest news, urgent newsIt is added to a newspaper at the last possible moment.This term was first used by Michael F. Hullocks in the Herald Tribune .External links* [http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary 561508265/stop… …   Wikipedia

  • stop press — is sometimes printed next to an article in a newspaper to indicate that this is very recent news and was added after the rest of the newspaper had been printed. [BRIT] STOP PRESS: The fourth National Photography Conference is being held in… …   English dictionary

  • stop press — n [singular] late news added to a newspaper after the main part has been printed …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • stop press — ► NOUN Brit. ▪ late news inserted in a newspaper or periodical either just before printing or after printing has begun …   English terms dictionary

  • stop-press — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: stop (I) + press 1. : made or inserted while a printing press is stopped in the course of a run a stop press alteration a stop press correction 2. : of up to the minute significance or interest …   Useful english dictionary

  • stop press — noun late news that is inserted into the newspaper at the last minute • Hypernyms: ↑news * * * noun Etymology: stop (I) + press chiefly Britain : a space or column in a newspaper containing last minute news items usually printed from a fudge hadn …   Useful english dictionary

  • stop press — /ˈstɒp prɛs / (say stop pres) noun 1. news inserted in a newspaper after printing has begun. 2. the space for this …  

  • Stop-press — Колонка последних новостей в газете …   Краткий толковый словарь по полиграфии

  • stop press — noun Brit. late news inserted in a newspaper or periodical either just before printing or after printing has begun …   English new terms dictionary

  • stop press — noun (singular) late news added to a newspaper after the main part has been printed …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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