Fleet Street

American  

noun

1. a street in central London, England: location of many newspaper offices; often used figuratively to mean the entire British newspaper world.

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Fleet Street British  

noun

1. a street in central London in which many newspaper offices were formerly situated

2. British journalism or journalists collectively

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Etymology

Origin of Fleet Street

1375–1425; late Middle English Flete Strete, after a nearby stream; fleet ³

Example Sentences

They don’t make musicals like “Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street” anymore.

From Los Angeles Times

The Independent notes that he was seen as a "saintly" and "ecclesiastical" figure on Fleet Street.

From BBC

London Ambulance Service said four people were treated by paramedics in Buckingham Palace Road, Belgrave Square, and the junction between Chancery Lane and Fleet Street.

From BBC

It says paramedics treated patients with horse-related injuries in three different London locations: Buckingham Palace Road, Belgrave Square, and the junction between Chancery Lane and Fleet Street.

From BBC

His flair for words saw him dubbed "Fleet Street's prince of phrase-makers", credited by some with coining the famous saying "legend in his own lunchtime".

From BBC