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

Police vehicle dashcam footage shows quick-thinking officers in a life-or-death incident, desperately pulling the driver from the car just after midnight May 12 as the railroad crossing gates are dropping down with warning lights flashing and bells sounding. —Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 25 May 2025

In addition to a center stand as standard, those who choose the spoked wheel version will also receive a remote preload adjuster for simpler adjustments, plus an integrated dashcam that can record video straight to your phone as an add-on. —New Atlas, 26 Apr. 2025

Uber said its Record My Ride feature in the app enables drivers to record video using the front-facing camera on their smartphone, similar to a dashcam. —Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025

As seen in police dashcam video, Chiulli responded by throwing her car into reverse, revving the engine and smashing into the driver’s side door of a cop cruiser. —Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 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