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

Investigators have been scouring the area for wreckage, collecting dashcam video and speaking to witnesses. — Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

Police have put up digital billboards asking for drivers with dashcam video who were in the area at the time of the stabbing to get in touch with them. — Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Video of the crash captured on a car’s dashcam showed the jet plummeting into the road at a high speed, causing a fiery explosion. — Colin Sheeley, NBC news, 2 Nov. 2026

Dramatic dashcam footage shows the plane speeding straight down toward the street before exploding on impact, scattering debris all over the road and a nearby mobile home community. — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 1 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dashcam

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

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