presses
n. countable B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈpɹɛsəz// UK //pɹˈɛsɪz// press·es
n. machines used for printing books, newspapers, or magazines. It can also refer to the businesses that publish these materials.
n. mechanical devices used for printing text or images onto paper; by extension, the publishing houses or media organisations that produce such works.
The printing presses run all night to produce the morning paper.
University presses often publish academic research that commercial publishers might find too niche for a general audience.
As the industrial revolution progressed, steam-powered presses replaced manual ones, drastically increasing the speed at which information could be disseminated to the public.
Usage
The plural form of 'press'; when referring to the media as a whole, the singular 'the press' is more common.