news flash

[ nooz-flash, nyooz ]
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nounJournalism.
  1. a brief dispatch sent by a wire service, usually transmitting preliminary news of an important story or development.

Origin of news flash

1
First recorded in 1900–05

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British Dictionary definitions for newsflash

newsflash

/ (ˈnjuːzˌflæʃ) /


noun
  1. a brief item of important news, often interrupting a radio or television programme

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