rearview mirror

American

[reer-vyoo] / ˈrɪərˌvju /

noun

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.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

rearview mirrors

plural

Etymology

Origin of rearview mirror

First recorded in 1925–30; rear ¹ + view

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rearview mirror

They saw the neighborhood in flames in the rearview mirror.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Half of 2026 is in the rearview mirror.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Can he allow them to peer into a future anchored by budding superstar Cooper Flagg without constantly checking the rearview mirror?

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

The point of no return is already in the rearview mirror, and the road ahead is flanked by pain.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

She looks dead at me in her rearview mirror.

From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas

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