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.—
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The homestretch of the drama, however, takes the story in a chilling direction, packing an aching quantity of feeling into a single glance at a security camera as someone climbs into a car and leaves the compound, never to be heard from again.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2026
The vandals threw chairs and destroyed property as video showed some of them smiling and spraying security cameras with silly string.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Homeowner Carlos Tapanes said his security cameras captured the violent crash on April 26, when a vehicle barreled into his property and struck cars parked in his yard.
—Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 25 May 2026
The sight of Avery and Alex, holding up Marcus’s unconscious body, in the Helios entrance’s security camera, is a searing image.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 22 May 2026
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Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2026
The vandals threw chairs and destroyed property as video showed some of them smiling and spraying security cameras with silly string.
—Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 26 May 2026
Homeowner Carlos Tapanes said his security cameras captured the violent crash on April 26, when a vehicle barreled into his property and struck cars parked in his yard.
—Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 25 May 2026
The sight of Avery and Alex, holding up Marcus’s unconscious body, in the Helios entrance’s security camera, is a searing image.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 22 May 2026
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“Security camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20camera. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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