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

The dashcam footage from July 5 shows sparks flying in front of incoming traffic as the poles come crashing down around the vehicles on the busy street. —Brenna Gauchat, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024

Any witnesses or motorists in the area with dashcam footage have been asked to contact Trooper Michael Dean at 860-534-1098 or [e-mail]. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2024

Scottie Scheffler is seen after he was arrested near Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, May 17, 2024, in an image capture from dashcam video. —Kerry Breen, CBS News, 23 May 2024

The incident was captured on dashcam video, according to TMZ. —Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 10 Apr. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

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