video camera

noun

: a camera that records video and usually audio
especially : camcorder

Examples of video camera in a Sentence

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Blowing train horns Brightline deaths are captured by video cameras inside the train cab. Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 18 Dec. 2025 Inside the video camera -- was a videotape. Gail Zimmerman, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025 When asked why authorities were still unable to locate any other persons of interest in the shooting 36 hours after the attack, Neronha said there were not many video cameras located in the building where the shooting took place. Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 15 Dec. 2025 Pierce was also ordered to pay $5,000 in punitive damages, plus $1 in nominal damages for installing the video camera. Rose Evans updated December 10, Idaho Statesman, 10 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for video camera

Word History

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of video camera was in 1939

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“Video camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/video%20camera. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.

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video camera

noun
: a camera that records video and usually audio
especially : camcorder

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