Visor Common

Visor has 4 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Proper Noun

Definitions

Noun

a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face

"The knight raised his steel visor to survey the battlefield before charging forward."

visor vizor

a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes

"he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead"

bill peak eyeshade visor vizor

A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.

"The soldier adjusted his visor to reveal his determined expression before charging across the battlefield."

Proper Noun

Initialism of Violent and Sexual Offenders Register.

"The local newspaper accidentally published a headline that revealed the identity of a suspect on the VISOR because they confused the acronym for a sun visor."