footage

noun

FUUT-ij/ˈfʊtɪd͡ʒ/

Pluralfootages (some meanings)

2 meanings of footage

1
noununcountable
Recorded video or film showing real events, taken by a camera.
Like a video clip that shows what really happened.
The news showed footage of the flood downtown.
Police reviewed security footage from the store after the break-in.
Similarfilm, video, recording
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2
nouncountable or uncountable
The length or size of something measured in feet.
Like measuring how long a hallway is, but counted in feet.
The builder calculated the footage of the new deck.
The store charged by the footage of carpet you needed.
Similarlength
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Origin

Made from the word "foot" (a unit of length) plus the ending "-age".