Dictionary.com

rearview mirror

[ reer-vyoo ]
/ ˈrɪərˌvyu /
Save This Word!

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.
QUIZ
CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?
There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?
Question 1 of 7
Which sentence is correct?

Origin of rearview mirror

First recorded in 1925–30; rear1 + view
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

How to use rearview mirror in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for rearview mirror

rear-view mirror

noun
a mirror on a motor vehicle enabling the driver to see traffic coming behind him or her
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
FEEDBACK