printing press

noun

: a machine that produces printed copies

Examples of printing press in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The 10 printing presses, once the beating heart of Freedom Center, will essentially be sold for parts and scrapped, Ridder said. Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2024 The first printing press in the British colonies was not established until 1638, when locksmith Stephen Daye sailed from Cambridge, England, to Massachusetts, carrying a press in pieces. Adam Smyth, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for printing press 

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Word History

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of printing press was in 1578

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“Printing press.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/printing%20press. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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printing press

noun
: a machine that produces printed copies

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