ticker tape

noun

: the paper ribbon on which a telegraphic ticker prints off its information

Examples of ticker tape in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Later that year, despite federal and diplomatic pressure, the mayor insisted on having an Israeli military contingent march in the ticker tape parade saluting the troops of Operation Desert Storm up Broadway’s Canyon of Heroes. — Herbert Block, New York Daily News, 20 Sep. 2026

New and improved versions came along, but by the 1950s, the drawbacks of the ticker tape were becoming more apparent. — Brian Lund, Encyclopedia Britannica, 4 Sep. 2026

Today, however, shredded paper is used in place of ticker tape. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 18 June 2026

Jones joked that Savannah was, instead, among the thousands of Knicks fans at the Canyon of Heroes ticker tape parade in lower Manhattan. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 18 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1895, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for ticker tape

• cityscape
• agape
• escape
• landscape
• lenape
• reshape
• seascape
• soundscape
• ape
• cape
• crape
• crepe

Kids Definition

ticker tape

noun

: the paper ribbon on which a telegraphic ticker prints