dashcam

Or dash cam

[dash-kam]

noun

1. a video camera attached to the windshield or dashboard of a vehicle, used to record the view outside, or, with a double lens, both outside and inside the vehicle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of dashcam¹

dash(board) ( def. ) + cam ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Police remained at the scene to speak to witnesses and gather CCTV, and have appealed for anyone with relevant information, dashcam or mobile phone footage to get in touch.

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Also in Wellington, a woman was blown onto oncoming traffic on a road by a strong gust of wind, in a moment that was captured in a viral dashcam video.

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Dashcam footage showed Stevenson — an 11-year department veteran who previously worked as a traffic cop on the Westside — making a U-turn on Balboa moments before the collision, and racing down the street.

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Dashcam footage from a driver showed him using the hard shoulder and a lane closed to traffic by cones so workers could maintain the roadside.

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Police are appealing for any information including CCTV, doorbell or dashcam footage from the area at the time, describing the case as a "fast-moving investigation".

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