side-view mirror
noun
US
: a mirror on the outside of a vehicle that allows the driver to see what is behind and to the right or left of the vehicle
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Left and right turn signals would be nice, as would a side-view mirror built onto the left handle.
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Scott Kramer, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Monastero Santa Rosa Hotel's cliff-side poolJack Johns A narrow, acrobatic road hugs the cliffs, disorienting people unaccustomed to driving within a couple of inches of someone else's side-view mirror.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 July 2023
At the show yesterday afternoon, each seat was set with a poem by Vietnamese-American poet Ocean Vuong alongside a self-portrait, taken in the side-view mirror of his car, printed on a Helmut Lang scarf.
—Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Sep. 2023
Some of them have large, bright warning lights on the A-pillar or inside the side-view mirror that really grab your attention when a car is approaching from behind.
—Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2023
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Scott Kramer, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Monastero Santa Rosa Hotel's cliff-side poolJack Johns A narrow, acrobatic road hugs the cliffs, disorienting people unaccustomed to driving within a couple of inches of someone else's side-view mirror.
—Stanley Stewart, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 July 2023
At the show yesterday afternoon, each seat was set with a poem by Vietnamese-American poet Ocean Vuong alongside a self-portrait, taken in the side-view mirror of his car, printed on a Helmut Lang scarf.
—Tara Gonzalez, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Sep. 2023
Some of them have large, bright warning lights on the A-pillar or inside the side-view mirror that really grab your attention when a car is approaching from behind.
—Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2023
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“Side-view mirror.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/side-view%20mirror. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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