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
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The building appeared to have a security camera on its exterior.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Luckily, the shop recently got some high-end security cameras, which caught the heist clear as day.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
As parties unknown look through Hale’s eyes, the Orphanage is watching Hale with the usual access to the world’s security cameras.
—Robert Lloyd, Twin Cities, 30 Dec. 2025
The chase was caught on multiple security cameras along Gratiot Avenue.
—Julia Avant, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
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Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 31 Dec. 2025
Luckily, the shop recently got some high-end security cameras, which caught the heist clear as day.
—Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 30 Dec. 2025
As parties unknown look through Hale’s eyes, the Orphanage is watching Hale with the usual access to the world’s security cameras.
—Robert Lloyd, Twin Cities, 30 Dec. 2025
The chase was caught on multiple security cameras along Gratiot Avenue.
—Julia Avant, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
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“Security camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20camera. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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