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dashcam
noun
dash·cam
| \ ˈdash-ˌkam
\
\
variants:
or less commonly dash cam
or dashboard camera
plural dashcams
also dash cams
or dashboard cameras
Definition of dashcam
: a video camera mounted 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
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