Definition of "sunshade" []

• Something, such as an awning or a billed cap, that is used or worn as a protection from the sun's rays. (noun)

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• "But should Earth be faced with an abrupt climate crisis, a space sunshade is a technically feasible solution."
• ""Oh, you may make fun," said Anna, snapping open the frothy thing she called a sunshade, "but you don't know how I lie awake nights, shuddering lest Lena grow up a near-sighted girl with no color and serious views.""
• "To some, such as Wigley, a sunshade could be a rational strategy to buy time for the long labor of converting to a carbon-neutral energy supply."