webcast

noun

web·​cast ˈweb-ˌkast 

often capitalized

: a transmission of sound and images (as of an event) via the World Wide Web

webcast verb often capitalized

webcaster noun often capitalized

Examples of webcast in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Yet to speed up lofting NASA astronauts onto the Moon, and onto Mars, SpaceX should rush to develop and launch a miniature version of its Starship, Dr. Zubrin told me during the latest episode of the Mars Society’s riveting Red Planet Live webcast, hosted by anchor Ashton Zeth. —Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025

SpaceX will share a live webcast of the mission beginning one hour and 20 minutes prior to liftoff on its website and on its X account. —Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 11 Mar. 2025

Getting your local news this March 3 in Shelton, Connecticut may start with a glance at a digital newspaper and a webcast weather forecast. —Jody Mamone, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2025

Kate Tice, an engineer from SpaceX on the webcast, noted that touchdown was imminent. —Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 18 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

World Wide Web + broadcast

First Known Use

1995, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for webcast

• aghast
• amassed
• biassed
• broadcast
• bypassed
• downcast
• forecast
• foremast
• harassed
• holdfast
• mainmast
• newscast