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

Prosecutors say that Olsen was identified through a witness’ dashcam footage, which showed his white Chevy Terrain SUV with New Hampshire license plate. —Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 11 Apr. 2025

Police are also asking anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage that could assist police amid the investigation to contact them. —Becca Longmire, People.com, 11 Apr. 2025

The crash was recorded via dashcam as motorists drove down Roosevelt Boulevard. —Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 1 Feb. 2025

After the traffic light turned green, as Burkhart slowed down to stay next to Langs’ car, two gunshots can be heard on Langs’ dashcam video at about 6:35 p.m., police wrote in the affidavit. —Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Feb. 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