news crawl

noun

A line of text of latest news that moves across the lower part of a television screen.

Meanings

nounnews crawl (usually uncountable, plural news crawls)

plural news crawls · alternative newscrawl

  1. uncountableusuallybroadcastingA line of text of latest news that moves across the lower part of a television screen.

Synonyms & antonyms

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 新聞滾動條 /新闻滚动条, 新聞字幕條 /新闻字幕条
  • 新聞滾動條 /新闻滚动条 (xīnwén gǔndòngtiáo)Translations
  • 新聞字幕條 /新闻字幕条 (xīnwén zìmùtiáo)Translations
  • 新聞跑馬燈 /新闻跑马灯 (xīnwén pǎomǎdēng)Translations
  • 滾動條 /滚动条 (gǔndòngtiáo)Translations
  • 字幕條 /字幕条 (zìmùtiáo)Translations
  • 滾動字幕 /滚动字幕 (gǔndòng zìmù)Translations
  • 跑馬燈 /跑马灯 (pǎomǎdēng)Translations
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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