visor
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- noun
- /ˈvaɪzər/
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visera
- The Master-at-arms seized a lance from a squire, slapped down his visor, and charged the monster full tilt.
- visor of a helmet
Examples
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And the visor of your helmet will conceal your features.
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They're dressed in metallic black, heavy boots, and helmets with dark visors covering their faces.
Fiction book (1991) -
Then she rolled down the visor, covering the wide blue eyes.
Fiction book (1993) -
All crew members, close and lock your visors.
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If he could have opened the visor on the biosuit to wipe his face, he would have.
Fiction book (2001) -
Make sure the helmet is firmly seated and the visor lowered.
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They would raise their visors and show their faces.
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Suddenly, a uniformed guard, wearing gloves, a helmet with a visor, and boots, appeared at the corner.
Fiction book (1995) -
As his troops moved forward, Bagenal raised his visor to get a better view of the situation.
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Sam was fully suited up; just the visor of his helmet was open.
Synonyms
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A cover you wear over the eyes to protect them from injury or bright light
A piece of metal on a helmet with eye slits that protects the face
Compounds
How Protective
Surface Forms
Etymology
Visor comes from an old word for 'sight': Latin visus, from videre meaning 'to see', and it is the same root as vision. A medieval visor was a moveable faceplate with eye slits that protected a soldier's eyes and face, so the name links to protecting 'sight'.