Illustration of visor
- 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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Later, the astronauts flipped their visors down as their suits went through a pressure check to verify that there were no leaks.
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Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
The visor is representing the two past and future moon missions.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
This genius invention clips onto your car’s sun visor, and the magnetic grip holds sunglasses securely and within reach.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2026
The vehicle sat locked, with a sun visor propping his off-duty silver five-shot revolver in the dash.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 21 Mar. 2026
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Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
The visor is representing the two past and future moon missions.
—Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
This genius invention clips onto your car’s sun visor, and the magnetic grip holds sunglasses securely and within reach.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2026
The vehicle sat locked, with a sun visor propping his off-duty silver five-shot revolver in the dash.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 21 Mar. 2026
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“Visor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visor. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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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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