web-fed

American  

[web-fed] / ˈwɛbˌfɛd /

adjective

1. (of a printing press) fed by and designed to print a continuous roll of paper.

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Etymology

Origin of web-fed

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Such markets have helped the Wuerzburg-based company to remain profitable even as demand for sheet-fed and web-fed presses plummeted.

From BusinessWeek

The first commercial web-fed presses, used to print newspapers, were produced in Germany in 1879 and 80 years later three-quarters of all editions of German daily papers were printed on machines made in Augsburg at Manroland.

From BusinessWeek