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- V visor 1
variants
or less commonly vizor
1
: the front piece of a helmet
especially
: a movable upper piece
2
a
: 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
3
a
: a face mask
b
: disguise
Examples of visor in a Sentence
the visor on your baseball cap should provide adequate shade for your eyes
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When Watkins flipped open the visor of his helmet, Donnelly’s face had turned blue.
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Don Riddell, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
The family came upon it soon after Greg’s death while sifting through storage, a coat of dust on the clear visor.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 24 July 2025
From then on, Oakley and Axiom Space tasked themselves to create a new helmet visor, one that would ease the intensity of the Sun while allowing for a higher contrast in vision.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
He was decked head to toe in yellow, blue and green, wore a yellow Brazil visor, and carried a yellow drum.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
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Don Riddell, CNN Money, 26 July 2025
The family came upon it soon after Greg’s death while sifting through storage, a coat of dust on the clear visor.
—Christopher Kamrani, New York Times, 24 July 2025
From then on, Oakley and Axiom Space tasked themselves to create a new helmet visor, one that would ease the intensity of the Sun while allowing for a higher contrast in vision.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
He was decked head to toe in yellow, blue and green, wore a yellow Brazil visor, and carried a yellow drum.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for visor
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“Visor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visor. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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visor
noun
vi·sor
variants
also vizor
ˈvī-zər
1
: a movable front upper piece on a helmet
2
: a projecting part (as on a cap or headband) to protect or shade the eyes
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