A visor is a movable part of a helmet which can be pulled down to protect a person's eyesor face.
He pulled on a battered old crash helmet with a scratched visor.
2. countable noun [usually noun NOUN]
A visor is a piece of plastic or other material fixed above the windscreen inside a car, which can be turned down to protect the driver's eyes from bright sunshine.
I put down the sun visor to shade my eyes from the light.
visor in British English
or vizor (ˈvaɪzə)
noun
1.
a transparent flap on a helmet that can be pulled down to protect the face
2.
a piece of armour fixed or hinged to the helmet to protect the face and with slits for the eyes
3. another name for peak (sense 6)
4.
a small movable screen used as protection against glare from the sun, esp one attached above the windscreen of a motor vehicle
5. archaic or literary
a mask or any other means of disguise or concealment
verb
6. (transitive)
to cover, provide, or protect with a visor; shield
Derived forms
visored (ˈvisored) or vizored (ˈvizored)
adjective
visorless (ˈvisorless) or vizorless (ˈvizorless)
adjective
Word origin
C14: from Anglo-French viser, from Old French visiere, from vis face; see visage
visor in American English
(ˈvaɪzər)
noun
1.
a.
in armor, a movable part of a helmet, that could be lowered to cover the upper part of the face, with slits for seeing
b.
a movable section, made usually of safety glass, that is part of a protective head covering, as for welders
2.
a mask, as for disguise
3. US
a.
the projecting front brim of a cap, for shading the eyes
b.
any of certain other shades for the eyes, as an eyeshade
4.
a movable shade fastened above the windshield inside a motor vehicle, for shading the eyes
verb transitive
5.
to cover or provide with a visor
Derived forms
visored (ˈvisored)
adjective
Word origin
ME visere < Anglo-Fr viser < OFr visiere < vis, a face: see visage
Examples of 'visor' in a sentence
visor
The big biker raised the visor of his helmet.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The screens are on the sun visor over the drivers head.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The visor he wears for the first time will have to work the oracle.
The Sun (2016)
They also suggested drivers use their sun visor to keep rays at bay.
The Sun (2016)
His famous features were hidden behind a helmet with tinted visor.
The Sun (2011)
The visor he wears for the first time makes him an interesting contender.
The Sun (2015)
Initially he claimed the accident happened as he pulled down a sun visor.
The Sun (2010)
The visor he wears for the first time could also make a difference.
The Sun (2015)
She has a cracking record in a visor and wears one for the first time this year.
The Sun (2011)
The fitting of a first-time visor is a bonus.
The Sun (2009)
When you put the visor down, it is the most peaceful place to be.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Expect him to be ridden more prominently in the first-time visor.
The Sun (2014)
He's just done a chainsaw course and has a shiny new orange helmet with a visor.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Carrying a light weight and a first-time visor he has a cracking chance.
The Sun (2012)
That was his second solid effort at this track and he can improve further in the first-time visor.
The Sun (2014)
He stumbled upon them in the dark while feeling around the sun visor, where he had been told the keys would be.
The Sun (2008)
Shade your eyes with a sun visor if you like, but don't wear sunglasses.
Mayes, Kathleen Beat Jet Lag - arrive alert and stay alert (1991)
And connections must be expecting a decent run, fitting a visor first-time out.
The Sun (2006)
My uniform consists of a flak jacket and a helmet with a visor, and I have a metal detector.