dashcam

American  

[dash-kam] / ˈdæʃˌkæm /

Or dash cam

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.

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Etymology

Origin of dashcam

dash(board) ( def. ) + cam ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Det Ch Insp Neil John of the Metropolitan Police, called it a "deeply tragic incident outside a busy nightclub" and asked for anyone who had any information, dashcam or mobile phone footage to contact them.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 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

A driver in the left-hand lane captured the footage on her dashcam, which was used as evidence.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

A force spokesperson appealed to witnesses or people with relevant dashcam footage to get in touch.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2026