dashcam

American

[dash-kam] / ˈdæʃˌkæm /

Or dash cam

noun

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.

Etymology

Origin of dashcam

dash(board) ( def. ) + cam ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Pasadena police released a police cruiser dashcam video Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Anyone with dashcam, CCTV, doorbell or mobile phone footage has been urged to contact police.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

The force appealed for anyone with information, CCTV, dashcam or any other footage to get in touch quoting incident 1419 of 10 April.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

Her testimony about the police handling of Boyd’s dashcam tablet, his phones, Spivey’s body and the blue pills echoed the account she gave in her deposition and in court, one of the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

He later mislabeled the dashcam footage, which kept it out of the homicide file.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

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