security camera
noun
plural security cameras
: a camera (especially a video camera) that is usually permanently mounted and that is used to monitor activity in an area (such as a parking lot or a building's entranceway)
There's no guardhouse here … just a discreet automatic gate with a discreet speaker box and a small security camera on a post.—
Richard Ford
Richard FordExamples of security camera in a Sentence
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The building security camera footage shows the shooter enter the lobby, turn right, and immediately open fire on an NYPD officer.
—Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 29 July 2025
The 44-year-old former reality TV star took to Instagram to share video from her security cameras, which showed three men dressed in black hoodies jumping over the gate at the front of her property and across her driveway.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
To Callao, the surveillance, whether by luggage inspection, security camera or counterterrorism task force, adds to the weight placed on Indigenous communities amid the energy transition.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 23 July 2025
The guard checked around and snuck the ring from the box into his pocket, but apparently didn’t count on security cameras catching the whole thing.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 23 July 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 29 July 2025
The 44-year-old former reality TV star took to Instagram to share video from her security cameras, which showed three men dressed in black hoodies jumping over the gate at the front of her property and across her driveway.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2025
To Callao, the surveillance, whether by luggage inspection, security camera or counterterrorism task force, adds to the weight placed on Indigenous communities amid the energy transition.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 23 July 2025
The guard checked around and snuck the ring from the box into his pocket, but apparently didn’t count on security cameras catching the whole thing.
—Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 23 July 2025
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“Security camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20camera. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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