1
: recorded video material
A camerawoman from Channel 12 shows up to grab some footage for the evening news.—
Bari Walsh
Bari WalshVideo footage posted online shows him daring an audience member to fight …—Latifah Muhammad
Latifah MuhammadRamsay uses security footage from inside and outside of the brownstone to detail Joe's actions.—Kyle Turner
Kyle TurnerThe documentary series that presents archival images and film footage in color continues, this week focusing on memorable events from the 1940s.—Kristi Turnquist
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: length or quantity expressed in feet: such as
a
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
Ruth Ann Keyso and Masahide OtaExamples of footage in a Sentence
Some disturbing footage of the war was shown on the evening news.
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The tense music and security cam footage seem to suggest this isn’t over, that Cooper could face consequences for hurting the guy.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2026
Authorities also mapped the suspect’s winding path right before and after the attack around the Barus & Holley building based on footage from neighbors’ cameras and released the details during the manhunt.
—Michelle Krupa, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
Bloomberg couldn’t independently verify any of the footage.
—Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
Mark Macpherson, the detachment commander for Shelburne District RCMP, told CBC News that video footage captured from a nearby residence shows the dogs ran out into the road while Nickerson was riding his bike past their owners’ property.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 11 Jan. 2026
Authorities also mapped the suspect’s winding path right before and after the attack around the Barus & Holley building based on footage from neighbors’ cameras and released the details during the manhunt.
—Michelle Krupa, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
Bloomberg couldn’t independently verify any of the footage.
—Arsalan Shahla, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
Mark Macpherson, the detachment commander for Shelburne District RCMP, told CBC News that video footage captured from a nearby residence shows the dogs ran out into the road while Nickerson was riding his bike past their owners’ property.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 11 Jan. 2026
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“Footage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footage. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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footage
noun
foot·age
ˈfu̇-tij 
1
: length measured in feet
2
: scenes or action recorded on film or video
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