Meanings
nounrear-view mirror (plural rear-view mirrors)
plural rear-view mirrors · alternative rearview mirror
- A mirror inside a vehicle that allows the driver to see the traffic behind.
Synonyms: rear vision mirror
- broadlyfigurativelyThe observer's perception of something that is past or has been surpassed.
Guilt is a powerful emotion in the moment, but it's easy to ignore once it's in the rear-view mirror.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA mirror inside a vehicle that allows the driver to see the traffic behind.
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Bulgarian огледало за задно виждане
- огледало за задно виждане (ogledalo za zadno viždane)mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
Catalan retrovisor
- retrovisormirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
Chinese Cantonese 倒後鏡 /倒后镜
- 倒後鏡 /倒后镜 (dou³ hau⁶ geng³)mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
Chinese Mandarin 後視鏡 /后视镜, 後照鏡 /后照镜
- 後視鏡 /后视镜 (hòushìjìng)mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
- 後照鏡 /后照镜 (hòuzhàojìng)mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
Czech zpětné zrcátko
- zpětné zrcátkomirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
Danish bakspejl
- bakspejlmirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
Dutch achteruitkijkspiegel
- achteruitkijkspiegelmirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
Esperanto retrospegulo
- retrospegulomirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
Finnish taustapeili
- taustapeilimirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
French rétroviseur intérieur
- rétroviseur intérieurmirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
German Rückspiegel
- Rückspiegelmirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
Hungarian (belső) visszapillantó tükör
- (belső) visszapillantó tükörmirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
Icelandic baksýnisspegill
- baksýnisspegillmirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
Indonesian kaca spion tengah
- kaca spion tengahmirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
Irish scáthán siar
- scáthán siarmirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
Italian retrovisore, specchietto retrovisore
- retrovisoremirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
- specchietto retrovisoremirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
Japanese バックミラー
- バックミラー (bakkumirā)mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
Korean 백미러
- 백미러 (baengmireo)mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
Norwegian Bokmål bakspeil, kjørespeil
- bakspeilmirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
- kjørespeilmirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
Polish lusterko wsteczne
- lusterko wstecznemirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
Portuguese retrovisor, espelho retrovisor
- retrovisormirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
- espelho retrovisormirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
Russian зе́ркало за́днего ви́да
- зе́ркало за́днего ви́да (zérkalo zádnevo vída)mirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
Spanish retrovisor, espejo retrovisor
- retrovisormirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
- espejo retrovisormirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
Swedish backspegel
- backspegelmirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
Turkish dikiz aynası
- dikiz aynasımirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
Vietnamese gương chiếu hậu, kính chiếu hậu
- gương chiếu hậumirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
- kính chiếu hậumirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
- kiếng chiếu hậumirror inside a vehicle giving view of the traffic behind
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“rear-view mirror.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rear-view%20mirror. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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