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rearview mirror

[ reer-vyoo ]

noun

  1. a mirror mounted on the side, windshield, or instrument panel of an automobile or other vehicle to provide the driver with a view of the area behind the vehicle.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of rearview mirror1

First recorded in 1925–30; rear 1 + view
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Example Sentences

The threat posed by the Cold War was fading slowly in the rearview mirror.

From Time

This is a dash cam, rearview mirror, and backup camera all in one.

With the hearing in the rearview mirror, it seems unlikely that we’re any closer to any real changes in how things work, at least in the immediate future.

Doing so also means we don’t sacrifice visibility through the rearview mirror or the reversing camera.

This psychology is fascinating when seen through 2020’s rearview mirror.

With the midterm elections safely in the rearview mirror, Obama is on legacy patrol.

Our driver glances at us in the rearview mirror and nods before dropping the faded red Toyota Hilux into first gear.

Like a point in life where the frat house is too far in the rearview mirror for the behavior to be acceptable?

“I was on the Maidan many times this year,” he declared proudly, making sure to lock into my eyes in the rearview mirror.

The industry had already grown small in her rearview mirror.

For example, in a rearview mirror; ordinarily on a rearview mirror of these stolen cars we process you get mostly fingerprints.

Don couldn't quite catch his expression in the rearview mirror.

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