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 said the case began after 31-year-old Ashpia Natasha posted dashcam video showing a silver Honda cutting her off on the Belt Parkway and backing into her vehicle. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Otwell was referring to the dashcam video belonging to the cruiser, driven by Cpl. — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026

Police stopped the Honda sedan, and he was seen in a dashcam video coming out of the car with his hands up in the air. — Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026

Fort Worth police said a witness's dashcam video helped identify Lawrence, who was later found at work on his lunch break in Justin, more than 30 miles from the scene. — Marissa Armas, CBS News, 14 Aug. 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