Body scanner

How it is used

Also called a full-body scanner or security scanner. Staff say "Step in, feet on the marks, arms up". Modern scanners show a generic outline rather than a real image, and an alarm usually leads to a short pat-down.

Example sentences

1. Step into the body scanner and raise your arms above your head.

2. The body scanner showed something in my pocket. It was just a tissue.

Common collocations

• step into the body scanner
• go through the body scanner
• full-body scanner
• security scanner

Related terms

• metal detectorA frame you walk through at security, or a hand-held device, that beeps if you are carrying metal objects such as keys, coins or a belt.
• pat-downA security search in which an officer moves their hands over the outside of your clothes to check for hidden items.
• security checkThe place and process at an airport where staff screen passengers and their cabin bags for dangerous or banned items before they reach the gates.
• trayA plastic box at airport security in which you put your bag, coat, belt and other items so they can go through the x-ray machine.

More terms: Security Screening

• liquids
• prohibited items