footage
Translation
film or video material, a length measured in feet
Examples
The news showed footage of the event.
The news showed footage of the event.
They have hours of unseen footage.
They have hours of unseen footage.
Grammar Patterns
((some/the)) footage of ((sth.)) a recording of (sth.) We watched the footage of the wedding.
Similar Words
Synonyms: film, video, recording, clip
Etymology
From 'foot' + '-age'. Originally referred to the length of film measured in feet.
Memory Tips
Think of old film reels, where the length of the film in feet ('footage') determined how long the clip was.