单词 | security camera |
释义 | > as lemmassecurity camera a. Of a fixture or device: that assists, is used for, or ensures security, as security camera, security door, security fence, security gate, security lock, security van, etc. Also of an area so protected, as security wing. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prison > [noun] > doors prison doorc1330 security door1904 1904 A. Griffiths Fifty Years Public Service xvii. 232 The locks everywhere, to cells, passages, and in external or ‘security’ doors [were] of the newest and most approved pattern. 1959 Times 5 Mar. 20 (caption) A security van on street patrol. 1963 Security Gaz. 5 187/2 The main innovation at Blundeston is the 12 ft. high security fence. 1968 Rep. Work Prison Dept. 6 in Parl. Papers 1967–8 (Cmnd. 3774) XXXI. 57 The use of special security wings to house prisoners who require the strictest security. 1970 G. F. Newman Sir, You Bastard vii. 198 An attack on a security van. 1976 ‘M. Albrand’ Taste of Terror xviii. 107 I'm going to..put security locks on every door in the house. 1976 Evening Times (Glasgow) 1 Dec. 3/6 A key that was missing would let anyone escape from the block into the grounds—but it wouldn't let them out of the security gates. 1985 Weekly World News 1 Jan. 11/1 Security cameras were installed to stop vandalism. 1990 World Outside: Career Guide 21/2 If the security alarms start ringing at 2.00 a.m. the police will call you to go to the store. 2008 Daily Tel. 1 Jan. 21/2 Britain is already the most self-watching country in the world, with the largest network of security cameras. < as lemmas |
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