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 footage from the dashcam, obtained by TMZ Sports, showed Suggs and the driver arguing outside their vehicles, inspecting any potential damage. —Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 8 Aug. 2025

Fuel sensors and dashcams obviously aren’t free, and neither is the development of advanced software features. —Aliaksandr Kuushynau, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025

Rivera then ran behind the van where he could not be seen by the dashcam, but the audio is clear. —Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2025

Should the bill pass, passengers would also be given the option to opt out of riding with a driver with a dashcam. —Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 7 May 2025

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