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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Video taken from his security camera shows the snowplow moving so fast through the neighborhood that white clouds formed, periodically covering the street from view.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
Mary’s last moments before she was killed — documented through neighbors’ security cameras and the 911 caller — paint a horrifying picture of a woman running for her life.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Cat owner Natalie has a security camera set up in her room to keep an eye on her pets while she's gone.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
The hotel’s security camera footage also showed Colbert leaving the hotel room on the morning of his death.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
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Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 21 Feb. 2025
Mary’s last moments before she was killed — documented through neighbors’ security cameras and the 911 caller — paint a horrifying picture of a woman running for her life.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Cat owner Natalie has a security camera set up in her room to keep an eye on her pets while she's gone.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
The hotel’s security camera footage also showed Colbert leaving the hotel room on the morning of his death.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 7 Feb. 2025
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“Security camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20camera. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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