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

In just a matter of days, the TikTok slideshow has generated over 1,500 comments as social media users praised her owners for giving Dora a second chance at life. —Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025

Day three also included police Chief Joseph Romano giving a speech and presenting certificates to the graduates during a ceremony, which also featured a slideshow of academy activities. —Jessi Virtusio, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025

In fact, the second page of a State Attorney Office’s slideshow for the FWC on vessel homicides gives the hotline number for the prosecutors. —Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 25 July 2025

Sales becomes a sensory experience, not a slideshow. —Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025

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