carriage return

noun

1. (on a typewriter) the key or mechanism that causes the next character typed to appear at the left margin and on a new line.
2. Computers. the symbol, command, or key return that causes the printer to be positioned or the cursor to be displayed at the left margin.

Example Sentences

Williams poem to make the case that a stanza without the intentional carriage returns is merely a paragraph.

From New York Times

The typewriter’s punchy carriage return — and its associated pinging sound — has a way of punctuating the end of barreling motifs in the flute writing.

From New York Times

Oma grows accustomed to the incessant tapping, the constant ring of the carriage return.

From Literature

The carriage return signals the end of a line.

From Seattle Times

And then came the familiar rattle of the typewriter keys being struck, the thwack of the carriage return being hit.

From Literature