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surveillances

noun
USsur-VAY-luhns-iz/sɚˈveɪ.ləns.ɪz/UKsuh-VAY-luhns-iz/səˈveɪ.ləns.ɪz/

1 meaning of surveillances

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of surveillance. Rare: used for separate watching operations, such as police stakeouts.

    Police carried out two surveillances of the building before the arrest.

    The report listed all the surveillances done last year.

    Note

surveillances is a form of surveillance

surveillance, noun: Watching a person or group closely, usually because they are suspected of something. Full entry

Forms
surveillancesurveillances plural
Spelling
surveillance → surveillances: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.

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