surveillance stations or cameras in casinos concealed above two-way mirrors on the ceiling US, 1961.
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a police helicopter US, 1992
eye in the sky
Overhead surveillance of some kind, such as a camera or a police helicopter. Guys, that store we robbed had an eye-in-the-sky—the cops are definitely going to find us!The eye-in-the-sky illuminated the fleeing suspect as officers pursued him on foot.
eye-in-the-sky
n. an overhead surveillance camera, usually in a dome; a traffic police helicopter. The cops used an eye-in-the-sky to get the evidence and make the arrest.