1
: recorded video material
A camerawoman from Channel 12 shows up to grab some footage for the evening news.—
Bari Walsh
Bari WalshVideo footage posted online shows him daring an audience member to fight …—Latifah Muhammad
Latifah MuhammadRamsay uses security footage from inside and outside of the brownstone to detail Joe's actions.—Kyle Turner
Kyle TurnerThe documentary series that presents archival images and film footage in color continues, this week focusing on memorable events from the 1940s.—Kristi Turnquist
Kristi Turnquist2
: length or quantity expressed in feet: such as
a
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
Ruth Ann Keyso and Masahide OtaExamples of footage in a Sentence
Some disturbing footage of the war was shown on the evening news.
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Security camera footage from a nearby residence showed the Durango parked in a driveway when three suspects approached the vehicle’s driver’s side and spoke engaged with Mitchell, the probable cause statement said.
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Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
7 July 2026
The ornate vehicle holding the coffins is white and green, according to footage from Reuters.
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6 July 2026
Alongside the release date announcement, a new teaser shows intense footage of Ali training with the goal of becoming the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing.
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Tanya Fedak,
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6 July 2026
Investigators were able to identify Evans as the suspect through surveillance footage, witness statements and electronic evidence, court records say.
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Mercury News,
6 July 2026
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Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
7 July 2026
The ornate vehicle holding the coffins is white and green, according to footage from Reuters.
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Xiaoqian Lin,
CNN Money,
6 July 2026
Alongside the release date announcement, a new teaser shows intense footage of Ali training with the goal of becoming the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing.
—
Tanya Fedak,
Variety,
6 July 2026
Investigators were able to identify Evans as the suspect through surveillance footage, witness statements and electronic evidence, court records say.
—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
6 July 2026
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“Footage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/footage. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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footage
noun
foot·age
ˈfu̇-tij 
1
: length measured in feet
2
: scenes or action recorded on film or video
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