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Miraflores

American  
[mir-uh-flawr-uhs, -flohr-, mee-rah-flaw-res] / ˌmɪr əˈflɔr əs, -ˈfloʊr-, ˌmi rɑˈflɔ rɛs /

plural noun

  1. the locks of the Panama Canal, near the entrance to the Pacific Ocean.


Miraflores British  
/ ˌmɪrəˈflɔːrəs, miraˈflores /

noun

  1. an artificial lake in Panama, in the S Canal Zone of the Panama Canal

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Location is one important thing about Lucky 7, situated as it is, conveniently, at the corner of Miraflores Avenue and North Gaffey Street in San Pedro, right near the California State Route 47 on-ramp, which feeds the 110.

From Slate

From its address, 777 Miraflores, came its name.

From Slate

They blocked the street from both sides, from Miraflores, from Gaffey.

From Slate

Here in the capital, Venezuelans are accustomed to the enhanced martial ritual: more blockaded avenues, more troops on the streets, more barricades shielding the presidential palace of Miraflores, where Maduro launches diatribes against the “imperialist” would-be invaders.

From Los Angeles Times

The government has orchestrated public sign-ups of militia members demonstrating their eagerness to fight for the socialist legacy of the late Hugo Chávez, Maduro’s mentor and predecessor in Miraflores Palace.

From Los Angeles Times