dashcam

noun

dash·​cam ˈdash-ˌkam 

variants or less commonly dash cam or dashboard camera

plural dashcams also dash cams or dashboard cameras

: a video camera mounted usually on the dashboard of a vehicle and used to continuously record activity through the vehicle's windshield

Typically, police dashcams are used to gather evidence during traffic stops.

—Janissa Delzo

The fight took place on the right side of the police car, out of view from the dash cam.

—Nathalie Baptiste

Examples of dashcam in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In Lexington County, South Carolina, dashcam video showed a big flash of light falling through the sky on June 26. —Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2025

The event, caught on nearby dashcams, unfolded at the Tieshan service area in Beihai, located in the Chinese autonomous region of Guangxi. —Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2025

The footage from the dashcam, obtained by TMZ Sports, showed Suggs and the driver arguing outside their vehicles, inspecting any potential damage. —Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025

Police dashcam footage appears to show Travis Decker interacting with an officer just days before his disappearance, according to footage obtained by multiple outlets. —Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dashcam

• aplomb
• balaam
• cocom
• embalm
• islam
• pogrom
• salaam
• sitcom
• balm
• bom
• bomb
• calm

Kids Definition

dashcam

noun

dash·​cam

ˈdash-ˌkam

variants also dash cam or dashboard camera

plural dashcams also dash cams or dashboard cameras

: a video camera mounted on the dashboard of a vehicle and used to continuously record information