sun visor

American  

noun

1. a flap, usually of padded cardboard, acetate, or the like, that is attached inside a vehicle above the windshield and can be swung down to protect the eyes from the sun's glare.

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sun visor

I had been away so long that I couldn’t remember what I needed to bring, I grabbed my old paddle and sunglasses and wore a white sun visor and jersey.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2022

An Uber driver rifled through the papers tucked into her car’s sun visor to show us that she bought a ticket.

From The New Yorker ● Jul. 17, 2018

It made me homesick to see the mother’s sun visor, the bao’s shrimp chips, even the dad’s uncontested refusal to help cook the family’s meals.

From Slate ● Jun. 15, 2018

"He was wearing a brown blouson jacket with a stand up collar which was chunky. This man sat tall in his seat. The top of his head was obscured by the driver's sun visor."

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2017

“Via put some gel in it this morning,” I said, pulling down the sun visor and looking in the little mirror.

From "Wonder" by R. J. Palacio