filmstrip

American

[film-strip] / ˈfɪlmˌstrɪp /

noun

a length of film containing a series of related transparencies for projection on a screen.

Etymology

Origin of filmstrip

First recorded in 1925–30; film + strip ²

Example Sentences

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The new filmstrip UI in the Windows 11 photos app.

From The Verge • Sep. 17, 2021

“Free to Be... You and Me” won an Emmy for children’s special and became a filmstrip staple at elementary schools in the ‘70s and ‘80s.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2020

The SDNY’s voice is hard-charging and adversarial, while Mueller’s measured baritone sounds like the narrator of a 1950s black-and-white high school filmstrip.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2019

Another quirky artifact is “The Story of Menstruation,” an educational filmstrip sponsored by tampon maker Kimberly-Clark and produced by the Walt Disney Co.

From Washington Times • Dec. 16, 2015

Billy had showed David how to knap flint and chert the week before, after seeing a filmstrip about it in class.

From Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Doctorow, Cory

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