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

Outside, the world flashes by, a slideshow of rivers growing into oceans, deserts rising into mountains and cities sprawling then receding into darkness as the train thunders on through the night. —Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Jan. 2026

Revel Lodi sales director Danny Chu helped Lillian put together the slideshow for the presentation, filled with her family's pictures and artifacts. —Charlie Lapastora, CBS News, 28 Jan. 2026

The slideshow of space photos reveals how integral NASA and its many programs have been in American history. —Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 28 Jan. 2026

Her Instagram-friendly slideshows address everyday life situations that intersect with public health, including how to talk about rising autism cases with skeptical family members and explain holes in anti-vax logic. —Alexa Lee, STAT, 27 Jan. 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