Word familyadverbfleetlyfleetinglynounfleetnessfleetFleet Streetadjectivefleetfootedfleeting
Related topics: Newspapers, printing, publishing
ˈFleet Street
TCNa street in London where many important newspaper offices used to be, often used as a name for the British newspaper industry 舰队街〔伦敦街名，曾为许多重要报社的办公地，常用来指英国报界〕
Examples from the Corpus
Fleet Street• I went on along Fleet Street, but could not shake off the idea.• In an effort to boost flagging confidence, Nimslo loaned cameras to the Fleet street city press.• A qualified journalist he worked in Fleet Street from 1981.
From Longman Business Dictionary
Fleet StreetˈFleet Street nounORGANIZATIONS
used to refer to the British newspaper industry, because many important newspaper offices used to be in Fleet Street in London