British Dictionary definitions for stop press

stop press

noun British

news items inserted into a newspaper after the printing has been started
the space regularly left blank for this

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Examples from the Web for stop press

Historical Examples

"It's only a line or so in the stop-press," Jack warned her.
Lady Lilith
Stephen McKenna
The evening papers had the winning numbers in the stop-press column.
Aliens
William McFee
The various articles, stop-press news, and cartoons, were stuck on the walls of the hut and afforded (p. 185) much entertainment.
A Yeoman's Letters
P. T. Ross
And also photographic views, ‘Sporting pars’ and ‘Stop-press News.’
A Humorous History of England
C. Harrison

stop press

Examples from the Web for stop press

Historical Examples

"It's only a line or so in the stop-press," Jack warned her.

The evening papers had the winning numbers in the stop-press column.

The various articles, stop-press news, and cartoons, were stuck on the walls of the hut and afforded (p. 185) much entertainment.

And also photographic views, ‘Sporting pars’ and ‘Stop-press News.’