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.—
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Weisberg points to cases like that of Gabby Petito, where ordinary citizens reviewing their own dashcam footage provided the breakthrough investigators needed to find her remains in a remote Wyoming campground.
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Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
Thomas tried to keep up with them again but gave up, his dashcam tumbling to the ground in the process.
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Megan De Mar,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Commercial fleets—delivery vans, buses and utility vehicles—can generate continuous dashcam footage.
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Mark Pittman,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Officer Joel, who is in the lead, speeds through another red light at East Allen Avenue, according to the dashcam footage.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
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Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
Thomas tried to keep up with them again but gave up, his dashcam tumbling to the ground in the process.
—
Megan De Mar,
CBS News,
26 June 2026
Commercial fleets—delivery vans, buses and utility vehicles—can generate continuous dashcam footage.
—
Mark Pittman,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2026
Officer Joel, who is in the lead, speeds through another red light at East Allen Avenue, according to the dashcam footage.
—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for dashcam
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“Dashcam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dashcam. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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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
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