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

She was charged after police viewed her own dashcam video Remains found in Japan confirmed to be missing hiker from CT DEEP acquires 643 acres in CT town. —Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2025

The dashcam footage was found days later near where Crew had allegedly asked to be dropped off. —Latoya Gayle, People.com, 6 May 2025

The incident was reportedly captured on the Uber driver’s dashcam and has been entered into evidence in the case. —Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 15 Apr. 2025

Video from Hern’s Mercedes-Benz dashcam appeared to show the victim backing up a tow truck on the street around 8:15 a.m. after Hern pulled up. —Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 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