footagen.
/ˈfʊtɪdʒ/, U.S. /ˈfʊdɪdʒ/ 1. Extent or distance in feet; amount estimated or measured in feet.
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the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > length of foot
footeOE
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1842 Mag. Hort. Feb. 50 In laying out the avenues and paths, particular regard was had to the greatest possible extent of available footage.
1896 Proc. 16th Ann. Meeting Indiana Engin. Soc. 59 Actual measurement shows that the property holders are occupying 415 feet... Attorneys say the front footage of the property is what is described in the deed.
1936 Pop. Sci. Monthly Jan. 92/2 Measure the approximate distance..and multiply this by seventeen, giving the footage of wire needed.
1989 C. B. Pfeiffer Compleat Surfcaster ii. 29 Measure a little more than twice the footage you'll want for the double-line leader.
2011 E. Henry Triumph & Trag. xx. 296 Whymper paid out the line noting the footage as the guide ascended, and by this crude measurement estimated the Walls' height at 455 feet.
2. Mining. The amount in linear feet mined in a particular period by miners employed on a piecework basis; (also) the amount paid to such miners per linear foot mined.
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > payment for labour or service > [noun] > of manual workers > payment to miners
tribute1832
furtherance1849
footage1873
click1876
1873 Salt Lake Daily Tribune 23 June A large part of the deadwork should be done on the plan of paying footage.
1892 Rep. Mineral Industries (11th Census U.S.) 220 Two systems are employed in extracting the ore, (1) the footage system, and (2) the tribute system. The footage system is usually employed in new labores.
1909 Westm. Gaz. 9 Dec. 10/4 The output was 15,800 tons, or 2·15 tons per head, and the development footage 3,700.
1923 Glasgow Herald 31 May 16 The fathoms broken in the stopes were 234,960 against 192,784, the development footage 104,447 against 87,159, the tons milled 3,786,666 as compared with 3,447,736.
1927 Sunday Times 23 Jan. 5 The Development Footage sampled totalled 5,530 feet.
1970 Irish Times 30 Dec. 14/6 Footages were no more than 30-35 per day on a 12-hour shift.
2009 L. Piper Industr. Transform. Subarctic Canada v. 146 Raises developed less footage than lateral mining.
3. Originally: the amount of film used in the production of a film or video recording, formerly measured in linear feet. In later use also: part of a film or video recording, esp. unedited documentary material.
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society > communication > broadcasting > television > production of television broadcast > [noun] > length of film
footage1911
society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > filming > filming equipment > [noun] > film > length used
footage1911
society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > cinematography > filming > [noun] > footage
stock footage1931
footage1951
1911 Oelwein (Iowa) Daily Reg. 9 Nov. 4/5 Film manufacturers figure big things by footage.
1920 Business July 9/2 Similar in conception and treatment was the jubilee ‘movie’... The greater part of its footage presented a portrayal of people's styles and manners and customs over fifty years.
1951 Films in Rev. Aug. 34/1 It was not hard to sell to the news-reels footage of his [sc. King George V] Coronation in 1910.
1973 R. D. MacCann People's Films viii. 189 There was impressive footage..of Kennedy addressing the throngs in Berlin.
2013 Guardian 16 Feb. 3/5 When fragments of a meteorite rained down on Chelyabinsk.., the most dramatic footage came..from cameras perched on car dashboards.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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