rearview

adj, noun — 2 senses

rearview

adj

UK /ˈɹɪəvjuː/ · US /ˈɹɪɹvjuː/

Etymology From rear + view.

1

That provides a view from or to the rear.

  • Tesla is recalling roughly 27,000 Cybertrucks because of a rearview camera issue that delays the image being displayed on the dashboard, increasing the risk of a crash.2024 October 3, Jordan Valinsky, “Tesla recalls 27,000 Cybertrucks due to a rearview camera issue”, in CNN:
Derived terms
rearview camera, rear-view mirror, rearview mirror

rearview

noun

Etymology From rear + view.

1

Synonym of rearview mirror.

  • My reflection checks me out in the rearview. I'm... kind of beau... tiful!?2019 December, Justin Blackburn, The Bisexual Christian Suburban Failure Enlightening Bipolar Blues, page 50:
  • Bag of little yellow pills for thе nerves / But it makes it еven worse when the Xannys don't work / And he panic, ears ringing, when you call, he can't hear you / Every seven seconds, eyes back up in the rearview2020, clipping., “Check the Lock”, in Visions of Bodies Being Burned:

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