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

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Six months ago, a large corporation reportedly having security cameras in its store parking lots would have hardly made headlines. — Kara McGrath, Allure, 3 Sep. 2026 Olejniczak Marodi was captured on security cameras loading pets and luggage into a Chevrolet Equinox SUV, according to an arrest warrant. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026 Anker says Mindbase will also support a wide range of existing security cameras, such as eufyCam S4. — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 3 Sep. 2026 Sam Turner, who owns the Nicollet Diner nearby, said his restaurant’s security cameras picked up the sound of the shooting. — Phil Helsel, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for security camera

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1954, in the meaning defined above

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