Definition of "rearview mirror" []

• A mirror, such as one attached to a motor vehicle, that provides a view of what is behind. (noun)

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• "The road into town led us past the Delta Center, where the Utah Jazz play and where the Neville Brothers seemed to be performing that very night, and in the rearview mirror I caught sight of what looked to be an old train station."
• "Mrs. Guptil fanned the car air, but I could see in the rearview mirror that she was smiling."
• "A sudden flash in the rearview mirror signaled a silver-blue Mercedes convertible rounding the curve behind her."