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.—
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Janissa DelzoThe fight took place on the right side of the police car, out of view from the dash cam.—Nathalie Baptiste
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The crash, which was caught on dashcam video, left at least three people dead and several others injured.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The post consisted of two dashcam images of a distraught 12-year-old who, desperate to heal her sick puppy, got behind the wheel for the first time and tried to drive to the vet.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Today, Nauto’s dashcam is an aftermarket add-on about the size of a smartphone, but the company envisions future vehicles with the technology embedded as a software feature.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Sep. 2025
In Silverdale, Washington, a BMW owner discovered his dashcam had captured a mechanic doing 113 mph on public roads, blowing through red lights, blasting music and treating the vehicle like his personal race car.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The post consisted of two dashcam images of a distraught 12-year-old who, desperate to heal her sick puppy, got behind the wheel for the first time and tried to drive to the vet.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Today, Nauto’s dashcam is an aftermarket add-on about the size of a smartphone, but the company envisions future vehicles with the technology embedded as a software feature.
—IEEE Spectrum, 6 Sep. 2025
In Silverdale, Washington, a BMW owner discovered his dashcam had captured a mechanic doing 113 mph on public roads, blowing through red lights, blasting music and treating the vehicle like his personal race car.
—Josh Max, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Dashcam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dashcam. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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