footage

noun

foot·​age ˈfu̇-tij How to pronounce footage (audio)
1
: recorded video material
A camerawoman from Channel 12 shows up to grab some footage for the evening news.Bari Walsh
Video footage posted online shows him daring an audience member to fight …Latifah Muhammad
Ramsay uses security footage from inside and outside of the brownstone to detail Joe's actions.Kyle Turner
The documentary series that presents archival images and film footage in color continues, this week focusing on memorable events from the 1940s.Kristi Turnquist
2
: length or quantity expressed in feet: such as
b
: the total number of running feet of motion-picture film used (as for a scene or subject)
The people of Hiroshima had a fund-raising campaign to purchase footage from films taken by American photographers …. They calculated they could purchase ten feet of footage for one thousand yen …Ruth Ann Keyso and Masahide Ota

Examples of footage in a Sentence

Some disturbing footage of the war was shown on the evening news.
Recent Examples on the Web Since sharing footage of the big event on Instagram, Amanda says she's received a lot of messages from people who are considering including their own pets in their nuptials. Erin Clements, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024 Sola Media will present first footage of the film at the upcoming AFM, running from November 5 to 10. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2024 In 2018, footage emerged showing the 15-year-old – a refugee from Syria – being taunted, grabbed by the throat and pushed to the ground, as other students at his school in Huddersfield, northern England, looked on. Lauren Kent, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024 Despite his exit, Costner's Dutton was featured in a new trailer, thanks to cleverly edited old footage. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for footage 

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Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of footage was in 1842

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“Footage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footage. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

footage

noun
foot·​age
ˈfu̇-tij
1
: length measured in feet
2
: scenes or action recorded on film or video

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