a unit of measurement for advertising space, one inch deep and one column wide
column inch in American English
noun
Printing
type one column wide and 1 in. (2.54 cm) deep
Word origin
[1935–40]This word is first recorded in the period 1935–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: complementation, gangbuster, hard core, roadblock, walk-through
Examples of 'column inch' in a sentence
column inch
Newspapers did not afford it so much as a single column inch.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The death of a valued comrade often commands only a column inch in a newspaper, while whole pages are devoted to celebrity trivia.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
And any prize ceremony south of this calendar date will be lucky to pull a column inch.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The totals are staggering, and hardly a column inch or minute of airtime have marked them.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Other efforts to interest the press proved unproductive and not a single column inch appeared anywhere.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Please stop wasting column inches on them.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
This sort of thing will create column inches and get the public back on-side.
The Sun (2009)
She's guaranteed to pull in the column inches.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Lots of column inches are devoted to your appearance...
The Sun (2013)
Thousands of column inches were devoted last week to three things.