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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In January, police relied on footage from the home security cameras to determine that Cerina had not assaulted Justin.
—Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
In terms of safety measures, the district has fencing around each school campus, security camera systems and check-in procedures for all visitors and parents.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Midlothian Police also said then that all leads, generated from residential and commercial security cameras, had been exhausted save for one.
—Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Two silhouettes caught on grainy security cameras, padding through a massive, empty aqua park lit only by whatever ambient light existed.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
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Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
In terms of safety measures, the district has fencing around each school campus, security camera systems and check-in procedures for all visitors and parents.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 16 Apr. 2026
Midlothian Police also said then that all leads, generated from residential and commercial security cameras, had been exhausted save for one.
—Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 15 Apr. 2026
Two silhouettes caught on grainy security cameras, padding through a massive, empty aqua park lit only by whatever ambient light existed.
—Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for security camera
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“Security camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20camera. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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