B-roll

A form of B roll — Supplemental or alternative footage intercut with the main shot, used, for example, to indicate simultaneous action or flashbacks.

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Meanings

nounB-roll (usually uncountable, plural B-rolls)

plural B-rolls

  1. alternativeuncountableusuallyAlternative form of B roll.
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B-roll. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/B-roll

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