Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A view of anything as seen from the side.
- noun Specifically, in botany, of diatoms, that aspect in which the surface of the valve is turned toward the observer: same as
valve-view .
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Examples
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If so, was he looking in the side-view mirror and not looking at the road ahead?
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They speed down one narrow side street, turn abruptly, then hurtle down another, but these maneuvers are not enough for them to elude her pursuers; she can see their headlights in the side-view mirrors, vanishing as they round a corner, only to reappear a split second later.
William and Kate Christopher Andersen 2011
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He stares at the side-view mirror for a long time.
Monkeytown prologue/chapter first Chris Vola 2011
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Kara Zor-El can†™ t resist smiling at herself when she finds this side-view mirror on the streets of Metropolis.
DC Comics for February 2010 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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He glanced in his side-view mirror and watched Holly walk up the steps and across the porch and disappear inside of that run-down house.
A Light at Winter’s End Julia London 2011
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All the barrier islands have the geographic weakness of jutting out into the Atlantic like the side-view mirror of a car, a location that's frequently been in the path of destructive storms over the decades.
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They speed down one narrow side street, turn abruptly, then hurtle down another, but these maneuvers are not enough for them to elude her pursuers; she can see their headlights in the side-view mirrors, vanishing as they round a corner, only to reappear a split second later.
William and Kate Christopher Andersen 2011
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He glanced in his side-view mirror and watched Holly walk up the steps and across the porch and disappear inside of that run-down house.
A Light at Winter’s End Julia London 2011
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All the barrier islands have the geographic weakness of jutting out into the Atlantic like the side-view mirror of a car, a location that's frequently been in the path of destructive storms over the decades.
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Dear Heloise: My favorite shower-cap use is to put some over the side-view mirrors in the winter to keep off snow and ice.
Hints From Heloise washingtonpost.com 2010
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