[mi-rahzh] 
| 1. | an optical phenomenon, esp. in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air. |
| 2. | something illusory, without substance or reality. |
| 3. | (initial capital letter ) Military. any of a series of supersonic, delta-wing, multirole French fighter-bombers. |
| mi·rage (mĭ-räzh') n.
[French, from mirer, to look at, from Latin mīrārī, to wonder at, from mīrus, wonderful; see smei- in Indo-European roots.] |