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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rearview mirror¹

First recorded in 1925–30; rear ¹ + view

Example Sentences

To try and get a sense of where the market might be heading next, some investors are looking in the rearview mirror.

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Russ is trying to make sense of that, and is trying to not look back, even though all he can do is look in the rearview mirror.

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With the addition of Frankie Garcia as lead singer, Bobby and the Classics renamed themselves the Headhunters after a shrunken head that Jaramillo hung on the rearview mirror of his ’49 Chevy.

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“It’s an amazing gift. It’s made my life. I had once done a pretty good job working on other people’s shows. But once ‘Law & Order’ happened, it was all in the rearview mirror.”

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That’s not to say the seasonal spike is in the rearview mirror just yet, however.

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