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

Examples of security camera in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At the scene of the blaze, Jawahar Singh let the FDNY know about the security camera inside the store that caught their arson in action, according to the complaint. —John Annese, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2026

The camp had security cameras around the campus, Eastland said, but no one was watching the live feed in the middle of the night as the waters rose. —Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026

On the chair was a Ruko security camera equipped with a speaker. —Peggy O'Hare, Austin American Statesman, 2 Mar. 2026

Neighbors’ security camera captured the entire thing, showing a nearby resident running for cover as the conflict escalated, and that person yelled at Soto for pulling a gun just before gunshots rang out. —Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above