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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This included cell phone footage or home cam footage, news footage, security camera footage.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
However, security camera footage confirmed that Proctor took possession of Read’s car at 4:12 p.m., not 5:30 p.m.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
The shooter wore a ski mask, blue coat and black pants, according to security camera footage.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Coyote caught chilling out in front yard in rare security camera footage
A coyote was caught sitting in the front yard of a home in Cape Coral, Florida, via security camera.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2025
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Mar. 2025
However, security camera footage confirmed that Proctor took possession of Read’s car at 4:12 p.m., not 5:30 p.m.
—Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
The shooter wore a ski mask, blue coat and black pants, according to security camera footage.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Coyote caught chilling out in front yard in rare security camera footage
A coyote was caught sitting in the front yard of a home in Cape Coral, Florida, via security camera.
—Audrey Conklin, Fox News, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Security camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20camera. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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