security camera

American  

[si-kyoor-i-tee kam-ruh] / sɪˈkyʊər ɪ ti ˈkæm rə /

noun

plural

security cameras

1. a video camera that records all movements in and around a building or other space for purposes of deterring and detecting trespassers or criminal action.

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Other Word Forms

• security-camera adjective

Example Sentences

Rather than wait for investigators, they called used their police connections to obtain more security camera recordings.

From Los Angeles Times

Police released images of a masked person captured by a security camera, but investigative leads received so far have fallen through.

From BBC

Turning, I spotted a black security camera looking right at us.

From Literature

“You really think an explosive is hidden inside a security camera?”

From Literature

Juan Carlos Contreras, who oversees the city's security camera network, told AFP there could be protests by residents furious with the government as they search for their missing loved ones.

From Barron's