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

In dashcam footage posted by ABC7 and widely shared across social media, the ice can be seen crashing through the driver’s side of Keating’s windshield, obstructing his vision. —Rhiannon Saegert, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025

Marcus Jordan, the son of Michael Jordan, was seen speeding away from Florida law enforcement officers before his vehicle was found stuck on railroad tracks, dashcam video showed. —Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 5 Feb. 2025

But Kos' biggest takeaway from the incident was to stress the importance of a dashcam. —Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025

Videos show this year's wildest dashcam moments A building in Lincoln, Nebraska was blown to smithereens by a fast-moving tornado in a matter of seconds. —Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1971, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for dashcam

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

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