# Fleet Street

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈfliːt ˌstɹiːt/

## Definitions
1. A street in Westminster borough, London, England, that runs from Ludgate Hill to the Strand; formerly the centre of English journalism.
2. English journalism or journalists as a group.

## Etymology
From the (now underground) River Fleet, over which much of Fleet Street runs; see fleet (“arm of the sea; stream”) for more.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/fleet-street