newsreel
pronunciation
How to pronounce newsreel in British English:
UK [ˈnju:zri:l]
How to pronounce newsreel in American English:
US [ˈnuzril]
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- Noun:
- a short film and commentary about current events
Word Origin
- newsreel (n.)
- 1916, from news (n.) + reel (n.).
Example
- 1. The film contained some old newsreel footage .
- 2. One man told me that he thought perhaps the nazi ideal was a sounder ideal than our constitutional system " because have you ever noticed what fine alert young faces the young german soldiers have in the newsreel ? "
- 3. Assembled as part of a massive pr campaign by the hindenburg 's parent company in germany , no fewer than 22 photographers , reporters , and newsreel cameramen were on the scene in lakehurst , n. j.when the airship went down .