carriage return

American  

noun

1. (on a typewriter) the key or mechanism that causes the next character typed to appear at the left margin and on a new line.

2. Computers. the symbol, command, or key return that causes the printer to be positioned or the cursor to be displayed at the left margin.

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Example Sentences

Williams poem to make the case that a stanza without the intentional carriage returns is merely a paragraph.

From New York Times

The typewriter’s punchy carriage return — and its associated pinging sound — has a way of punctuating the end of barreling motifs in the flute writing.

From New York Times

Each keystroke, each carriage return, makes Helmuth hate Hitler and his war all the more.

From Literature

The carriage return signals the end of a line.

From Seattle Times

She whacked the carriage return on the typewriter without looking up.

From Literature