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

On Sunday, just after noon, with lunchtime diners filling Las Palmas restaurant in Kansas City, Kansas, at least two vehicles carrying masked ICE agents were captured on outdoor security cameras in pursuit of two men. — Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026

Rank's defense argued that video from the security camera and from body cameras on scene clearly demonstrated that Special Agent Berger's version of events was inaccurate. — Conor Wight, CBS News, 30 July 2026

This trio aims to revitalize Apple's smart home strategy, with future innovations like a robotic display and a new security camera also in development. — Paul Lamkin, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Dropped off on the Canadian side, that group walked ‒ in full view of remote security cameras – into a field of shoulder-high corn bordering the United States. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above