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 )

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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

And yet Luisa Valverde, looking down from the mirador, saw that now.

From The Free Lances A Romance of the Mexican Valley by Mayne Reid

Her hair was already tressed and knotted; she now hastily slipped on a gown, darted through the folding-doors out upon the mirador, and clapped her hands together, uttering the words, "Venid, venid, querido!"

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 355, May 1845 by Various

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

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