Fleet Street

noun

ˈflēt- 

: the London press

Fleet Streeter

ˈflēt-ˌstrē-tər 

noun

Examples of Fleet Street in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Evelyn Waugh, Scoop Waugh’s skewering of Fleet Street, published in 1938, is set in the East Africa nation of Ishmaelia, where hordes of British reporters have descended to report on a brewing civil war that may have imperial repercussions. —Dan Fesperman july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025

Maybe a nameless urban wag first dubbed them battleships on some Fleet Street in another town. —Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2025

Several projects — including Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Alice in Wonderland and The Dark Shadows — also marked on-screen reunions for Carter and Depp. —Jordana Comiter, People.com, 15 July 2025

Ticket Information The crypt beneath the historic St Bride’s Church on Fleet Street contains Roman pavements, medieval foundations, and even plague burial sites. —Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

Fleet Street, London, England, center of the London newspaper district

First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Fleet Street

• amit
• athlete
• backseat
• blackfeet
• broadsheet
• browbeat
• buckwheat
• compete
• compleat
• complete
• conceit
• concrete