1
: recorded video material
A camerawoman from Channel 12 shows up to grab some footage for the evening news.—
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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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Investigators got their first major break in the case last week with the release of footage showing an armed man wearing a balaclava, gloves and a backpack.
—Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
Surveillance footage About two hours after the shooting, a neighbor came forward offering their surveillance camera footage.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
The new centralized complaint system will also increase how often camera footage at the property is reviewed, according to Matkom.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 16 Feb. 2026
In the footage, aired by CNN affiliate WJAR, players from both teams are seen taking cover as at least a dozen shots are fired, with players and coaches rushing for the gates leading out of the rink’s benches.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
Surveillance footage About two hours after the shooting, a neighbor came forward offering their surveillance camera footage.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 16 Feb. 2026
The new centralized complaint system will also increase how often camera footage at the property is reviewed, according to Matkom.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 16 Feb. 2026
In the footage, aired by CNN affiliate WJAR, players from both teams are seen taking cover as at least a dozen shots are fired, with players and coaches rushing for the gates leading out of the rink’s benches.
—Mark Morales, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026
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“Footage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footage. Accessed 23 Feb. 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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