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film strip

British  

noun

  1. a strip of film composed of different images projected separately as slides

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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About 20 stations offer hands-on activities, like making observational drawings by looking closely at small natural specimens, and exploring animals’ natural movement by creating an animated film strip of how rabbits hop or birds fly.

From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2023

A stained-glass window bears a fleur-de-lis pattern and a celluloid film strip.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2021

None had the special “edge code” on the film strip that would have indicated the original.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2020

The camera took one picture at a time, the film being wound on manually by means of a sprocket wheel that engaged with the holes on the sides of the film strip.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 23, 2014

"That film strip in the fifth grade did not make them feel prepared," Metzger agreed.

From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2012

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