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
Richard FordExamples of security camera in a Sentence
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Nearby security camera footage played at a preliminary hearing prompted a judge to side with Kirby.
—Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2024
The security camera recorded a man walking toward The Satanic Temple (TST) wearing black pants, a black jacket, a black face covering, and a tan-colored tactical vest and gloves.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2024
The review team determined, after additional interviews and assessing security camera footage and other photographs of the chaotic scene, that the description was not specific enough to meaningfully narrow the search.
—Compiled Bydemocrat Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 16 Apr. 2024
The Police Department also is asking all downtown Davis businesses to check their security camera video footage to see if the suspects were spotted anywhere else.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
One officer appears to turn a security camera toward the ground.
—S. Dev, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2024
And there’s a big interest in smart outdoor security cameras that can be controlled via a phone—25% of homeowners installed them.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
Navarro’s living space reportedly featured a kitchen, shower, plumbing and security cameras.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
The security camera footage — which wasn’t played in court — showed Meade being escorted out of the hospital’s emergency room department by the three correction officers into the ambulance bay where the prison van was located, Canfield said.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2024
Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2024
The security camera recorded a man walking toward The Satanic Temple (TST) wearing black pants, a black jacket, a black face covering, and a tan-colored tactical vest and gloves.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2024
The review team determined, after additional interviews and assessing security camera footage and other photographs of the chaotic scene, that the description was not specific enough to meaningfully narrow the search.
—Compiled Bydemocrat Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 16 Apr. 2024
The Police Department also is asking all downtown Davis businesses to check their security camera video footage to see if the suspects were spotted anywhere else.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 4 Apr. 2024
One officer appears to turn a security camera toward the ground.
—S. Dev, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2024
And there’s a big interest in smart outdoor security cameras that can be controlled via a phone—25% of homeowners installed them.
—Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
Navarro’s living space reportedly featured a kitchen, shower, plumbing and security cameras.
—Robert Salonga, The Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2024
The security camera footage — which wasn’t played in court — showed Meade being escorted out of the hospital’s emergency room department by the three correction officers into the ambulance bay where the prison van was located, Canfield said.
—Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2024
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“Security camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20camera. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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