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

An associate in Los Angeles allegedly used remote access to security cameras at Lam’s Miami rental homes to watch agents conduct the search and shared the video with other members of the group. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Sep. 2026

Unlike the actions directly attributed to ALPRs, these security cameras do not specify reading license plates. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

The news release said law enforcement learned that Hull had been seen on a security camera and possibly had a gun. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 9 Sep. 2026

Prosecutors said investigators found evidence that showed Douglas was in the area at the time of the homicide, and Douglas’ vehicle was similar to the vehicle in the security camera video. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above