newscast
[
nooz
-kast, -kahst,
nyooz
-]
/ˈnuzˌkæst, -ˌkɑst, ˈnyuz-/
noun
1.
a
broadcast
of
news
on radio or television.
Origin
1925-30;
news
+
(broad)cast
Related forms
newscaster,
noun
newscasting,
noun
Examples from the web for
newscast
In a
newscast
, for instance, the background behind the talking head remains virtually unchanged.
Almost every
newscast
in the bay area contains some reference to this incident.
British Dictionary definitions for
newscast
newscast
/
ˈnjuːzˌkɑːst
/
noun
1.
a radio or television broadcast of the news
Derived Forms
newscaster,
noun
Word Origin
C20: from
news
+ (
broad
)
cast
Word Origin and History for
newscast
n.
1930, from
news
+
-cast
, from
broadcast
.