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rearview mirror

rearview mirror is the alternative form of rear-view mirror.

Meaning of rear-view mirror

Noun

rear-view mirror (plural rear-view mirrors)

  1. A mirror inside a vehicle that allows the driver to see the traffic behind.
  2. (broadly, figuratively) The observer's perception of something that is past or has been surpassed.
    • Guilt is a powerful emotion in the moment, but it's easy to ignore once it's in the rear-view mirror.

Forms of rearview mirror

pluralrearview mirrors

Questions about rearview mirror

What is rearview mirror the alternative form of?
Rearview mirror is the alternative form of rear-view mirror.

Words near rearview mirror in the dictionary

  1. rearticulation
  2. rearticulations
  3. rearview
  4. rearview camera
  5. rearview cameras
  6. rearview mirror
  7. rearview mirrors
  8. rearviews
  9. rearward
  10. rearwardly
  11. rearwardmost

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