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sun visor

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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.


Example Sentences

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With a sun visor on backward and a pen stuck in the elastic band, he patiently removed one of his earbuds to better hear a reporter ask why he was still making deliveries.

From Los Angeles Times

His girlfriend, Rose, who is in her 20s, flips down the sun visor above the steering wheel and looks in the mirror.

From BBC

“The day before yesterday, artillery hit our house. Four flats burned down. Windows shattered,” said Vitaliy Nadochiy, driving out with a terrier on his lap and a Ukrainian flag dangling from a sun visor.

From Washington Times

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

It was the windshield sun visor project that had attracted support from Tesla top executives, including Musk, whom she briefed personally about the technology behind it, according to emails entered into evidence.

From Los Angeles Times