rear view

noun

A view from or to the rear.

Meanings

adjectiverear view (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of rear-view and rearview.

    However, the trams are fitted with a 'rear view' camera covering the part of the tram where the passenger was[,] activated by a button. […] When RAIB visited the Nottingham network, it saw that tram drivers do not always use the 'rear view' button to complete a final safety check before departing.

    2023 July 12, “Network News: RAIB issues Safety Digest after trap and drag incident on Nottingham tram”, in RAIL, number 987, page 21
nounrear view (plural rear views)

plural rear views

  1. A view from or to the rear.
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APA

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Chicago

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