visor

noun

vi·sor | \ ˈvī-zər

variants: or less commonly vizor

Definition of visor

1 : the front piece of a helmet especially : a movable upper piece

2a : a projecting front on a cap or headband for shading the eyes

b : a usually movable flat sunshade attached at the top of an automobile windshield

3a : a face mask

b : disguise

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Examples of visor in a Sentence

the visor on your baseball cap should provide adequate shade for your eyes

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Here in New York, there is a law against riding without glasses or with your visor up. — Alexander George, Popular Mechanics, "How I Found My Favorite Motorcycle Helmet," 9 Nov. 2018 Firefighters and city officials Monday morning distributed bright red cloth visors, hand fans and blue-colored cooling neckerchiefs to downtown Phoenix commuters, advising them to stay inside as much as possible. — Anita Snow, The Seattle Times, "US Southwest sizzles as temperatures near 120 degrees," 23 July 2018 Pretty pink seamless leggings from Mikoh and loose-fitting mesh tanks from Nike play nice with a featherlight visor from Lululemon. — Katie Devlin, Vogue, "The Best Clothes to Work Out (and Sweat) in All Summer," 5 July 2018 The Washington who slays red carpets and spent seven seasons proving that the color white was created for her makes way for off-duty Washington in a visor, a pouf of curls adding a few inches to her doll-like stature. — Janet Mock, Marie Claire, "Kerry Washington's Next Act," 8 Oct. 2018 Standard on all models is a security system, along with remote entry and trunk release, dual-zone automatic climate control, pushbutton start, dual illuminated sun visor vanity mirrors, and a capless fuel filler. — G. Chambers Williams Iii, Houston Chronicle, "Honda Accord debuts for 2018 with its first-ever turbocharged engines," 15 June 2018 The visor part popped out and Justin Winslow appeared to purposely step on it. — Keith Pompey, Philly.com, "Joel Embiid leads Sixers to NBA playoff victory over Heat in first game back," 19 Apr. 2018 Even without her visor, the hood of her fitted black hoodie comes up over her head, and her chest is curved inward, her guardedness a contrast to her open smile and bearing on TV talk shows and red carpets. — Meredith Talusan, SELF, "Trans Is Beautiful: Laverne Cox on the Work of Self-Love," 17 Oct. 2018 Facebook Oculus Quest builds sensors into the headset itself, with four cameras arrayed around the edges of the visor. — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, "The $399 Oculus Quest is a premium VR headset with no wires—and no PC required," 26 Sep. 2018

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