Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A window, balcony, or small tower affording an extensive view.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A belvedere or gallery commanding an extensive view. See cut under belvedere.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Arch.) Same as belvedere.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun architecture A tower that offers a panoramic view

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Catalan, from mirar, to view, from Latin mīrārī, to wonder at; see mirage.]

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Examples

  • The mirador is in a state park with a gated entrance about a kilometer or so beyond the village of Benito Juarez and the park is manned by a state park employee.

    Radio stations in Oaxaca 2010

  • The mirador is in a state park with a gated entrance about a kilometer or so beyond the village of Benito Juarez and the park is manned by a state park employee.

    Radio stations in Oaxaca 2010

  • The mirador is in a state park with a gated entrance about a kilometer or so beyond the village of Benito Juarez and the park is manned by a state park employee.

    Radio stations in Oaxaca 2010

  • The mirador is in a state park with a gated entrance about a kilometer or so beyond the village of Benito Juarez and the park is manned by a state park employee.

    Radio stations in Oaxaca 2010

  • The mirador is in a state park with a gated entrance about a kilometer or so beyond the village of Benito Juarez and the park is manned by a state park employee.

    Radio stations in Oaxaca 2010

  • The mirador is in a state park with a gated entrance about a kilometer or so beyond the village of Benito Juarez and the park is manned by a state park employee.

    Radio stations in Oaxaca 2010

  • The mirador is in a state park with a gated entrance about a kilometer or so beyond the village of Benito Juarez and the park is manned by a state park employee.

    Radio stations in Oaxaca 2010

  • The mirador is in a state park with a gated entrance about a kilometer or so beyond the village of Benito Juarez and the park is manned by a state park employee.

    Radio stations in Oaxaca 2010

  • When I did, I saw that the mirador was actually a small park.

    Machiavelli, Eat Your Heart Out 2001

  • When I did, I saw that the mirador was actually a small park.

    Machiavelli, Eat Your Heart Out 2001

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