rearview mirror

noun

a mirror (as in an automobile) that gives the driver a view of the area behind a vehicle Another car's headlights appeared in her rearview—the first she'd seen since … turning onto Route 60.—Erin Brockovich and C. J. Lyons

The air fresheners that dangle from rearview mirrors have been a ubiquitous accessory in cars for decades.—Mike Baker and Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

past entry 3—used in phrases like in the rearview mirror and in one's rearview mirrorSiakam was coming off shoulder surgery as well. … But Siakam put all that in his rearview mirror and never looked back, finishing with career highs in rebounds and assists …—Mike GanterAfter Zayn Malik abruptly departed from One Direction in 2015, he largely left the band in his rearview.—Larisha Paul… [rappers] Killer Mike and El-P, both of whom had left rap's zeitgeist in their rearviews long ago …—Tom Breihan

With the midterm elections barely in the rearview mirror, the competition is heating up among states trying to move up in the presidential primary lineup.—Alex Seitz-Wald and Natasha Korecki

The first known use of rearview mirror was in 1911

recreate1 of 2verb

to give new life or freshness to

to take recreation

re-create2 of 2verb

to create again especially in the imagination

recreate1 of 2verb

to give new life or freshness to

to take recreation

re-create2 of 2verb

to create again especially in the imagination

recovery roomnoun

a hospital room where patients are temporarily placed for special care and observation after an operation

recover1 of 2verb

regain sense 1 recovered my breath

recover a lost wallet

to regain or bring back to normal health, self-confidence, or position recovered from the flu

stumbled, then recovered myself

to make up for

recover lost time

to obtain something useful by separating it from a source (as ore or waste) : reclaim

recover gold from gravel

re-cover2 of 2verb

to cover again

recount1 of 3verb

to tell about in detail : narrate

recount an adventure

recount2 of 3verb

to count again

recount3 of 3noun

a second or fresh count (as of election votes)

record playernoun

an electronic instrument for playing phonograph records

recollect1 of 2verb

to recall to mind : remember

to remind oneself of something temporarily forgotten

re-collect2 of 2verb

to collect againespecially: rally entry 1 sense 2, recover

recoil1 of 2verb

to fall back under pressure : retreat

to shrink back

recoil in horror

to spring back to or as if to a starting point the big gun recoiled upon firing

the compressed spring recoiled upon release

recoil2 of 2noun

the act or action of recoiling

the distance through which something (as a spring) recoils

rearview mirrornoun

a mirror (as in a car) that gives a view to the rear