footage

noun

foot·​age ˈfu̇-tij How to pronounce footage (audio)
1
: recorded video material
A camerawoman from Channel 12 shows up to grab some footage for the evening news.Bari Walsh
Video footage posted online shows him daring an audience member to fight …Latifah Muhammad
Ramsay uses security footage from inside and outside of the brownstone to detail Joe's actions.Kyle Turner
The documentary series that presents archival images and film footage in color continues, this week focusing on memorable events from the 1940s.Kristi Turnquist
2
: length or quantity expressed in feet: such as
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

Examples of footage in a Sentence

Some disturbing footage of the war was shown on the evening news.
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Most recently, the singing competition series shared a teaser showing Carrie entering the audition room back in 2005, cut with new footage of the country singer approaching the judge’s table. Jackie Tempera, People.com, 26 Jan. 2025 The crash is under investigation, and anyone who witnessed the collision or caught video footage of it is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 858-565-5200. Gary Warth, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2025 Over time, Pasha makes contact on Instagram with a producer in the West who’s interested in footage being taken about how the war’s being communicated inside Russia. Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2025 What To Know On Saturday, the IDF released footage of the four women being handed over to the Red Cross. Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for footage 

Word History

First Known Use

1842, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of footage was in 1842

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“Footage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footage. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

footage

noun
foot·​age
ˈfu̇-tij
1
: length measured in feet
2
: scenes or action recorded on film or video

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