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

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

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2023

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

Mr. Howald tried to take photos of the passenger, but the man fended him off, ducking behind a sun visor.

From New York Times ● Dec. 13, 2017

She is still in the red sun visor and tennis whites she wore leading her fitness class at the Forum Gym and winning at doubles afterward.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times