Footage Meaning
/ˈfʊtɪd͡ʒ/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounAn amount of film or tape that has been used to record something.
nounA measurement in feet.
Sentence Examples
Uncut footage of the governor's affair has surfaced on the Internet.
Police are scouring security footage following a robbery in the city centre.
Old film footage of the moon landing
CEFR Practice Quiz
The security camera captured clear ____ of the incident, showing everything that happened.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The news station broadcasted exclusive ____ of the volcanic eruption that occurred late last night.
Word Origin & History
From foot (unit of length) + -age. Compare typologically French métrage.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The footage of this scene has been re-used in several later films where a good, convincing train smash was required, notably in "Seven Sinners" (1937)."
— 1958 February 26, David Gunston, “Railways on the Screen”, in Railway Magazine, page 90:
"The weaponry at their disposal was said and shown in numerous video footages to be mainly small arms and anti-tank rocket launchers, etc.—the 'classical' arms of the guerrilla."
— 2009, N. C. Asthana, Anjali Nirmal, Urban Terrorism: Myths and Realities, page 126:
"“The footages were sick and sickening – portraying adults engaging in sexual acts with each other and performing sexual acts on infants and children, in addition to physically abusing them,” the lawsuit said, adding that Zoom admitted the hacker was a “known serial offender” who had been reported “multiple times to the authorities.”"
— 2020 May 14, Alicia Lee, “California church sues Zoom after ‘zoombomber’ streamed porn in a Bible study class”, in CNN:
"The sheriff’s office released a compilation of bodycam footage Friday from deputies at the scene that shows them handcuffing Earl and pinning him down for more than 20 minutes as he struggles and repeatedly shouts for help."
— 2024 September 30, Chelsea Bailey, “‘Take his pulse, he’s blue’: Bodycam footage shows fatal encounter between epileptic Indiana man and first responders”, in CNN:
"[…]more and more contractors are buying Southern pine in greater footages per order."
— 1965, The Southern Lumberman, volume 211, page 36:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The security camera captured clear ____ of the incident, showing everything that happened.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The news station broadcasted exclusive ____ of the volcanic eruption that occurred late last night.