slideshow

noun

slide·​show ˈslīd-ˌshō 

variants or slide show

plural slideshows or slide shows

1

: a presentation of photographic slides (see slide entry 2 sense 5b) projected on a surface or displayed on a screen one after another

She projected a slideshow from her mother's archive against a muslin sheet that she also drew on, putting a layered landscape in the top left corner, and then she hung a painting her mother never finished in the walk-in closet.

—Catherine Wagley

Seniors were all gathered in the auxiliary gym for lunch, where a dozen or so giant sandwiches from Subway were laid out for them along with cake as they watched a slideshow of their classmates' pictures from when they were toddlers.

—Sam Craig

2

: a collection of electronic images (as on a website) presented to be viewed one after another

Click through the attached slideshow for more information on the 15+ small businesses that will be part of the Sherman Phoenix.

—The Milwaukee Business Journal

Examples of slideshow in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

After some pushback, the city printed copies of the slideshow, minus the one slide. — Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026

The young Hobbit, played in the original trilogy by Elijah Wood, can be seen just about to open the front door to Bilbo’s home in an Instagram slideshow published on Thursday. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

The slideshow also included a photo of Meghan and Harry’s 5-year-old daughter, Princess Lilibet, spending time with baby Jack. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026

The slideshow noted that none of the technology had ever actually been deployed. — William Turton, ProPublica, 22 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for slideshow

• afterglow
• akimbo
• albino
• aliquot
• allegro
• amigo
• apropos
• audio
• bungalow
• calico
• calypso
• cameo