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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The lawyers last month released a one-minute video clip of the fatal shooting captured on a security camera.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
Man spray-painted the security cameras Ana Maria's apartments Officials considered David Knezevich a suspect in the case after a man who resembled him spray painted the security camera in her Madrid apartment building, NBC reported.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
Krawczyk also reported video footage from security cameras outside Drake’s house had been secured and appeared to capture the shooting incident.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
The beating, police say, was captured on security cameras of SLAM!
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
Experts suggest turning off the home security camera when not in use and disconnecting it from the internet for a few minutes every week.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 4 May 2024
So as the security camera shows, Busbice stepped to the corner of the patio to pray.
—Steve Hartman, CBS News, 3 May 2024
Responding to area’s high crime and poverty, the city spent $3.5 million as part of its neighborhood improvement program in 2022, adding street lights, security cameras and trash cans.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2024
Footage from nearby security cameras, released to Local 10, captured a fiery mushroom cloud when the blast detonated.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 8 May 2024
Man spray-painted the security cameras Ana Maria's apartments Officials considered David Knezevich a suspect in the case after a man who resembled him spray painted the security camera in her Madrid apartment building, NBC reported.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024
Krawczyk also reported video footage from security cameras outside Drake’s house had been secured and appeared to capture the shooting incident.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 May 2024
The beating, police say, was captured on security cameras of SLAM!
—Omar Rodríguez Ortiz, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
Experts suggest turning off the home security camera when not in use and disconnecting it from the internet for a few minutes every week.
—Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 4 May 2024
So as the security camera shows, Busbice stepped to the corner of the patio to pray.
—Steve Hartman, CBS News, 3 May 2024
Responding to area’s high crime and poverty, the city spent $3.5 million as part of its neighborhood improvement program in 2022, adding street lights, security cameras and trash cans.
—Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 May 2024
Footage from nearby security cameras, released to Local 10, captured a fiery mushroom cloud when the blast detonated.
—Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 2 May 2024
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“Security camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20camera. Accessed 11 May. 2024.
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