rear-view mirror

noun

a mirror on a motor vehicle enabling the driver to see traffic coming behind him or her

Maupin took it, put a fresh round in the chamber and used the rear-view mirror to target the policeman.

As we were driving away, I heard him scream, looked in my rear view mirror, and saw him dancing for joy.

But the frenzied first half seems to be in the rear-view mirror.

The two-week convention caravan is now at rest, and Tampa and Charlotte are in the rear-view mirror.

And we look up into the rear-view mirror, and what do we see?

In the rear view mirror, his lips parted in a bland smile and one eyelid dropped in a knowing wink.

I caught his dropping eyelid in the rear view mirror again and swore at him under my breath.

It was like looking into the rear-view mirror of a car that is vibrating rapidly.

The rear-view mirror told him that the Frostola man watched them until the trees hid them from view.

Phil watched him in the rear-view mirror and noted the hasty dab at moist eyes.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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