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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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
Lastly, secure your home with the Arlo Pro 5S 2K outdoor security camera with a 42% discount.
—Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 1 May 2024
Nearby security camera footage played at a preliminary hearing prompted a judge to side with Kirby.
—Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2024
The security camera recorded a man walking toward The Satanic Temple (TST) wearing black pants, a black jacket, a black face covering, and a tan-colored tactical vest and gloves.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2024
The review team determined, after additional interviews and assessing security camera footage and other photographs of the chaotic scene, that the description was not specific enough to meaningfully narrow the search.
—Compiled Bydemocrat Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 16 Apr. 2024
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
Lastly, secure your home with the Arlo Pro 5S 2K outdoor security camera with a 42% discount.
—Shubham Yewale, PCMAG, 1 May 2024
Nearby security camera footage played at a preliminary hearing prompted a judge to side with Kirby.
—Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2024
The security camera recorded a man walking toward The Satanic Temple (TST) wearing black pants, a black jacket, a black face covering, and a tan-colored tactical vest and gloves.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 18 Apr. 2024
The review team determined, after additional interviews and assessing security camera footage and other photographs of the chaotic scene, that the description was not specific enough to meaningfully narrow the search.
—Compiled Bydemocrat Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Security camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/security%20camera. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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