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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Janissa DelzoThe fight took place on the right side of the police car, out of view from the dash cam.—Nathalie Baptiste
Nathalie BaptisteExamples of dashcam in a Sentence
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The local Mississippi police department his family holds responsible for his death has not turned over dashcam footage
Patrick Smith wants to know what exactly happened to his teenage son, Kadarius Smith, in the early morning hours of Thursday, March 21.
—Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
The report lists a 2021 black Corvette and a black 2020 Lamborghini Urus SUV, which can be seen on dashcam video apparently racing before the crash, as suspect vehicles.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
In the dashcam video provided by police, the car could be seen speeding up on a highway before swerving into a neighborhood.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2024
The gang worked efficiently, in dashcam video viewed by CNN.
—David McKenzie, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
Police dashcam video showed Melendez punched the motorist 16 times.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2024
The search is on for the driver of a gray or silver 2020 Honda Civic that was caught on dashcam video slamming into a motorcyclist, Florida Highway Patrol says.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2024
The Jeep that Maye and Darnell were in is believed to have passed a police vehicle that was responding to the scene after the 911 call, and it was seen on dashcam video, Deputy Police Chief Smith Weir said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2024
As shown on a dashcam video shot by a snowplow, the pickup scooted around the left side of a plow driver who was just doing his job in the far-right lane of Interstate 75.
—Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2024
Emily Palmer, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
The report lists a 2021 black Corvette and a black 2020 Lamborghini Urus SUV, which can be seen on dashcam video apparently racing before the crash, as suspect vehicles.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2024
In the dashcam video provided by police, the car could be seen speeding up on a highway before swerving into a neighborhood.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 30 Mar. 2024
The gang worked efficiently, in dashcam video viewed by CNN.
—David McKenzie, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
Police dashcam video showed Melendez punched the motorist 16 times.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 16 Mar. 2024
The search is on for the driver of a gray or silver 2020 Honda Civic that was caught on dashcam video slamming into a motorcyclist, Florida Highway Patrol says.
—Pilar Arias, Fox News, 10 Mar. 2024
The Jeep that Maye and Darnell were in is believed to have passed a police vehicle that was responding to the scene after the 911 call, and it was seen on dashcam video, Deputy Police Chief Smith Weir said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2024
As shown on a dashcam video shot by a snowplow, the pickup scooted around the left side of a plow driver who was just doing his job in the far-right lane of Interstate 75.
—Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Dashcam.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dashcam. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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