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video tape

British

noun

magnetic tape used mainly for recording the vision and sound signals of a television programme or film for subsequent transmission

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verb

to record (a programme, film, etc) on video tape

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Example Sentences

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Kushner sent the resulting video tape to his sister.

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2024

Correspondent Amy Robach is heard venting on a leaked video tape that ABC would not air a 2015 interview with an Epstein victim.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2023

In the team meeting, Scolari played a video tape of Brazil's highlights, interspersed with fans praising their heroes.

From BBC • Nov. 14, 2022

“We’ll have to look at the video tape and see what that looked like and he can continue to go forward. He had some positive moments and some moments he wants back.”

From Seattle Times • Oct. 1, 2022

Aimee had been too young to see the movie Clueless when it first came out in theaters, but she had seen it several times since then, and she owned the video tape.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin

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