newsreel

[ nooz-reel, nyooz- ]

/ ˈnuzˌril, ˈnyuz- /

noun

a short motion picture presenting current or recent events.

Nearby words

newspaperwoman, newspeak, newsperson, newsprint, newsreader, newsreel, newsroom, newsstand, newsvendor, newsweekly, newswire

Origin of newsreel

First recorded in 1915–20; news + reel¹

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Examples from the Web for newsreel

The newsreel footage in Watchers of the Sky follows columns of refugees fleeing war, suitcases and small children in their arms.
The Man Who Invented the Word ‘Genocide’|Nina Strochlic|November 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Watch the newsreel below and observe a fabled minute in the life and times of Marty Reisman, who died on Friday at age 81.
Marty Reisman: The Magical Hustler Who Saved a Classic Game|Harold Evans|December 10, 2012|DAILY BEAST
For historical shots, he relied on newsreel footage that he sepia-toned and inserting similar-toned footage of his actors.
The Wonderful ‘Hemingway & Gellhorn:’ Nicole Kidman, Clive Owen, and the HBO Movie|Allen Barra|May 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
I asked him, referring to the flight he had spoken about in the newsreel.
Test Pilot|David Goodger (goodger@python.org)

Reporters and newsreel cameramen swarmed over my quarters at Grosvenor House.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
One day I entered a motion picture house to view a newsreel of the European battlefields.
Autobiography of a YOGI|Paramhansa Yogananda
Newsreel trucks, television units, press cars twisted among the vehicles heading for the desert.
Adolescents Only|Irving E. Cox
One feature picture, one newsreel and one animated cartoon later, they walked past the plant again.
The Knack of Managing|Lewis K. Urquhart and Herbert Watson

British Dictionary definitions for newsreel

newsreel

/ (ˈnjuːzˌriːl) /

noun

a short film with a commentary presenting current events

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