mirador

[ mir-uh-dawr, -dohr ]
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noun
  1. (in Spanish-speaking countries) any architectural feature, as a loggia or balcony, affording a view of the surroundings.

Origin of mirador

1
1660–70; <Spanish <Catalan, equivalent to mira(r) to look at (<Latin mīrārī to wonder at) + -dor agent suffix (<Latin -tor-tor)

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How to use mirador in a sentence

  • You will also, Leroux, mount a culverin on the platform of the mirador, whence we shall command the course of the Gila.

    The Tiger-Slayer | Gustave Aimard
  • I will guarantee to make the mirador look just as it used to look, and do it all with my own hands.

    Where the Path Breaks | Charles de Crspigny
  • The saint has rescued a damsel from the monster's claws, and her parents are looking on from a mirador of their palace.

  • Mr. Carl Pohlson Bradley might go on bidding for the mirador up to a million if he liked.

    Where the Path Breaks | Charles de Crspigny
  • One day, when five weeks lay between him and hope, a telegram was brought to the mirador.

    Where the Path Breaks | Charles de Crspigny

British Dictionary definitions for mirador

mirador

/ (ˌmɪrəˈdɔː) /


noun
  1. a window, balcony, or turret

Origin of mirador

1
C17: from Spanish, from mirar to look

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