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Meanings of rear mirror in English

A type of mirror found on automobiles and other vehicles, designed to allow the driver to see an area behind the vehicle.

Synonyms
Examples for "rear view mirror"
Examples for "rear view mirror"
1
Even with the sea in the rear view mirror, the scene is inspiring.
BBC
2
The other new feature also labelled as ClearSight is the rear view mirror.
The South African
3
Kaori was looking at my face in the rear view mirror.
Evil and the Mask
4
He moved his head a bit and eyed me in the rear view mirror.
Highways in Hiding
5
He floors his accelerator and watches the barn diminish in his rear view mirror.
The new yorker
1
Without looking at the rearview mirror, she backed away from the building.
In the night room: a novel
2
A camera-based rearview mirror system replaces the standard glass in the headliner.
Wired
3
Jeff's eyes left the road ahead to stare into the rearview mirror.
Darkness
4
He glanced at the rearview mirror and let a car overtake us.
Great house: a novel
5
But, so far, nothing in the sky, nor in the rearview mirror.
Warlord: an alex hawke novel
Usage of rear mirror in English
1
Through the rear mirror above him he saw her hesitate before answering.
Native son
2
Through the rear mirror he saw her tilt the bottle and drink.
Native son
3
Brown earth and grey puddles fill the windscreen, while the rear mirror looks back on clear blue sky.
The Irish Times
4
Now and then he watched Jan kiss Mary in the reflection of the rear mirror above his head.
Native son
5
Lifeline turned a somersault and evaporated in the rear mirror at about the same time Tensquare broke the fore-horizon.
The Doors of His Face, The Lamps of His Mouth
6
Behind him, reflected in the rear mirror, he saw the traffic lights flash from green to red, and back again.
Native son
7
Splattered in his rear mirror a couple of seconds later was the reflection of the hitch-hiker, drenched by the roadside.
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide
8
He stood in the circle of light under the parking lot lamppost until he disappeared from view in my rear mirror.
The life you've imagined
9
I took another sip of coffee and checked my rear mirrors all around.
A killing night