From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbody searchˈbody search noun [countable] SCPTTa thorough search for drugs, weapons etc that might be hidden on someone’s body Everyone entering the building had a body search. —body-search verb [transitive]
Examples from the Corpus
body search• A bullet-proof glass screen sealed the public gallery and everyone entering the building was subjected to a body search.• The reporter was subjected to a body search by presidential guards.• If I were a store detective, I'd never have let me out of there without a body search. 