videotape
noun
magnetic tape on which the electronic impulses produced by the video and audio portions of a television program, motion picture, etc., are recorded (distinguished from audiotape).
videotapes
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pluralof videotape.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof videotape (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
videotapenounmagnetic tape on which the electronic impulses produced by the video and audio portions of a television program, motion picture, etc., are recorded (distinguished from audiotape).
Example Sentences
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As I watched Sunday’s fights, I kept asking myself: how did we go from stolen VHS videotapes in the 1990s to all this?
From Salon ● Jun. 17, 2026
After production stopped following the 1985 season, the show lived on in syndication, alongside a series of books and videotapes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
A collection of videotapes that was yet to be moved to an archive.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2025
We spent hours on the phone, and he shared old videotapes and other materials.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
The bookshelves, window sills, radiators, and all other flat surfaces are piled high with anthologies of plays, copies of scripts, and videotapes and sound tracks of Broadway productions.
From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove
