web press

noun

, Printing.

1. a press into which paper is fed automatically from a large roll.

Word History and Origins

Origin of web press¹

An Americanism dating back to 1870–75

Example Sentences

Answer Man imagines a modern web press would have made Franklin salivate.

From Washington Post

That number is "impressive," said oncologist Jeffrey Weber of the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida, who presented the results today in a telephone and Web press conference.

From Science Magazine

The result was the development of the Web press, in which the paper is drawn into the press from a continuous roll, at a speed of twelve miles an hour.

From Project Gutenberg