Miraflores

American

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

plural noun

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

Miraflores British

/ ˌmɪrəˈflɔːrəs, miraˈflores /

noun

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

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Miraflores

The closure includes northbound lanes on State Route 47 approaching Harbor Boulevard, southbound Interstate 110, and Miraflores Avenue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

The patterns also climb the sides of a nearby butte nicknamed "Miraflores."

From Science Daily ● Aug. 1, 2026

When Maduro learned that a gringo was engaging with his energy minister, he called Sargeant into the Miraflores presidential palace.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

With its neat rows of detached family homes, complete with grass lawns and porches, Miraflores could be mistaken for a typical American suburb.

From BBC ● Jan. 29, 2026

Señor Miraflores had been in the States as the secret and efficient head of that junta which Rodman served.

From The Key to Yesterday by Charles Neville Buck

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