mirador

American  

[mir-uh-dawr, -dohr] / ˌmɪr əˈdɔr, -ˈdoʊr /

noun

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

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mirador British  

/ ˌmɪrəˈdɔː /

noun

1. a window, balcony, or turret

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Etymology

Origin of mirador

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

Example Sentences

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mirador

A mirador more than 100 feet up in the steeple offers some of the best views of San Andres.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2022

I gave up and pulled off the highway into a mirador – or a scenic lookout.

From New York Times ● Oct. 13, 2010

So we went to the mirador, below the Hospederia, and spent the minutes of waiting enjoying the view that, no matter how often we saw it, always wore a different aspect.

From The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza by Mary Stuart Boyd

Returning to the mirador, we watched the sun sink in a golden glory over the misty blue sea.

From The Fortunate Isles Life and Travel in Majorca, Minorca and Iviza by Mary Stuart Boyd

We there find, what is so rare in that country, a garden, artificial clumps of trees, and on the border of the water, upon a rock of gneiss, a pavilion with a mirador, or belvidere.

From Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 by Alexander von Humboldt