vid·eo·tape
ˈvi-dē-ō-ˌtāp 
: a recording of visual images and sound (as of a television production) made on magnetic tape
also
: the magnetic tape used for such a recording
videotaped; videotaping; videotapes
: to make a videotape of
videotape a show
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Examples of videotape in a Sentence
Noun
I watched the movie on videotape.
watched a videotape of her daughter's first ballet recital
Verb
They videotaped the baby's first steps.
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Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 11 Sep. 2024
But the videotape showed that no other bus crossed the bridge for 15 minutes before or after, Belmont Area Cmdr.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2024
Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
The lawyer also defends her decision to videotape Presley, her own client, at the meeting.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024
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Noun
What happened after their arrest? McCray, Richardson, Santana, Wise and Salaam broke down after hours of questioning, confessing on videotape — statements the boys ultimately recanted, saying they were coerced.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 11 Sep. 2024
But the videotape showed that no other bus crossed the bridge for 15 minutes before or after, Belmont Area Cmdr.
—Marianne Mather, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2024
Verb
Benj's dad is in the mirror videotaping Benj using the Prodigy online service after getting it as a Christmas gift in 1992.
—Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 12 Sep. 2024
The lawyer also defends her decision to videotape Presley, her own client, at the meeting.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024
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videotape
1 of 2 noun
vid·eo·tape
ˈvid-ē-ō-ˌtāp
: a recording of visual images and sound (as of a television production) made on magnetic tape
also
: the magnetic tape used for such a recording
videotape
2 of 2 verb
: to make a videotape of
videotape a show
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