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dashcam

dashcam

2 3.5
A small camera on a car dashboard that records the road ahead
  • noun
  • /ˈdæʃˌkæm/
translation icon : cámara de salpicadero
  • He reviewed the dashcam footage to see what had caused the rear-end collision.
  • dashcam video
  • dashcam footage
  • police dashcam

There was CCTV, there was dashcam video, digital evidence.

Examples

  • With the dashcam installed, drivers can provide video evidence in case of disputes.

  • There was CCTV, there was dashcam video, digital evidence.

    Robinson Erhardt

  • Dashcam footage of the shooting was released late...

    Queen & Slim (2019)

  • Dashcam footage linked them to the shooting death of an officer...

    Queen & Slim (2019)

  • Dashcam footage, where the officer thought he was going for a weapon shows it was not a gun but a hairbrush.

    The Hate U Give (2018)

  • Like dashcams, they'll forget to turn them on.

    Blog text (30)

  • The dashcam recorded everything that happened during the car accident.

Synonyms

camera
vsdashcam
∞ 1.0

A machine that takes photos or records video

is meant for permanent vehicle fitting to view the road while driving
video camera
vsdashcam
91 1.6

A machine that records moving pictures and sound

is fixed inside vehicles for continuous road monitoring during driving
cam
vsdashcam
  • Texting
86 4.3

A small camera on a computer or phone used for video calls

is a dedicated vehicle-mounted recorder rather than a general live-transmit device
camcorder
vsdashcam
34 3.4

A small camera that records video and sound

is mounted inside a vehicle rather than used as a handheld portable unit

How Clear

surveillance system
  • Specialized
13 3.9
camera
∞ 1.0
dashcam
2 3.5
low-resolution
  • Specialized
4 4.6

Surface Forms

dashcam singular
dashcams plural

Morphology

dashcam = dash + cam (transparent) = dash + cam

The word is a straightforward compound of 'dash' (dashboard) + 'cam' (camera, clipped), so the meaning 'camera mounted on the dashboard' is directly recoverable.

Etymology

Dashcam comes from the words dash and cam, where dash points to dashboard, the car's 'front panel', and cam is short for camera. So a dashcam is simply a camera that sits on the dashboard to record the road.