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footage

[ foot-ij ]

noun

  1. length or extent in feet:

    the footage of lumber.

  2. a portion of raw video recorded for subsequent editing and use in one or more video clips or packages, broadcasts, or movies: raw footage that ended up on the cutting room floor.

    newsreel footage;

    raw footage that ended up on the cutting room floor.

  3. Mining.
    1. payment by the running foot of work done.
    2. the amount so paid.


footage

/ ˈʊɪ /

noun

  1. a length or distance measured in feet
    1. the extent of film material shot and exposed
    2. the sequences of filmed material
    1. payment, by the linear foot of work done
    2. the amount paid
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ܲ··ڴǴdz· noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of footage1

First recorded in 1890–95; foot + -age
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Retired CBS anchor Dan Rather has a sizable presence – unsurprising, given the series' extensive usage of CBS News’ archival footage, along with previously unheard White House recordings from the Kennedy and Johnson administrations.

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Mobile phone footage which prosecutors claim shows the moment the "iconic" Sycamore Gap tree was felled has been shown to jurors.

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It comes after news that footage of the band allegedly calling for MPs to be killed is being assessed by counter-terrorism police.

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Ravi circles the room with a camera the way his father did to capture footage of family road trips from the early 1960s.

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The jury was shown the ring doorbell footage from Ms Flynn's house, in which she is heard begging not to be hurt, with the defendant repeatedly asking "where are the keys?"

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