mirador

[ mir-uh-dawr, -dohr ]

noun

1. (in Spanish-speaking countries) any architectural feature, as a loggia or balcony, affording a view of the surroundings.

mirador

/ ˌmɪrəˈdɔː /

noun

1. a window, balcony, or turret

Word History and Origins

Origin of mirador¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of mirador¹

C17: from Spanish, from mirar to look

Example Sentences

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

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I will guarantee to make the Mirador look just as it used to look, and do it all with my own hands.

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The saint has rescued a damsel from the monster's claws, and her parents are looking on from a mirador of their palace.

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

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One day, when five weeks lay between him and hope, a telegram was brought to the Mirador.

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