carriage returns

A form of carriage return — On a typewriter or computer printer, the action that returns it to the beginning of the next line.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of carriage return
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APA

carriage returns. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carriage%20returns

MLA

“carriage returns.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carriage%20returns. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carriage returns,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carriage%20returns.

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