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Definition of mirador in English: miradornoun ˌmɪrəˈdɔːˈmɪrədɔːˈmirəˌdôr A turret or tower attached to a building and providing an extensive view. Example sentencesExamples - Briefly the alleys open into placetas and miradors, from where the view extends for miles.
- The property is sumptuously decorated in Moorish style throughout, with mosaic-tiled fountains and elegant colonnades, jewelled lanterns, an octagonal dining pavilion and a domed mirador.
- The theatre divides the park roughly in half and from the top of its seating tiers, a mirador offers good views across the landscape.
- He has a very good view similar to the mirador from his terrace.
- We also flew paper aeroplanes from the mirador.
Synonyms turret, minaret, spire, belfry, obelisk, needle, pyramid, cone, finial, shikara
Origin Late 17th century: from Spanish, from mirar 'to look'. Rhymes abhor, adore, afore, anymore, ashore, awe, bandore, Bangalore, before, boar, Boer, bore, caw, chore, claw, cocksure, comprador, cor, core, corps, craw, Delors, deplore, door, draw, drawer, evermore, explore, flaw, floor, for, forbore, fore, foresaw, forevermore, forswore, four, fourscore, furthermore, Gábor, galore, gnaw, gore, grantor, guarantor, guffaw, hard-core, Haugh, haw, hoar, ignore, implore, Indore, interwar, jaw, Johor, Lahore, law, lessor, lor, lore, macaw, man-o'-war, maw, mor, more, mortgagor, Mysore, nevermore, nor, oar, obligor, offshore, onshore, open-jaw, or, ore, outdoor, outwore, paw, poor, pore, pour, rapport, raw, roar, saw, scaur, score, senhor, señor, shaw, ship-to-shore, shop-floor, shore, signor, Singapore, snore, soar, softcore, sore, spore, store, straw, swore, Tagore, tau, taw, thaw, Thor, threescore, tor, tore, torr, trapdoor, tug-of-war, two-by-four, underfloor, underscore, war, warrantor, Waugh, whore, withdraw, wore, yaw, yore, your Definition of mirador in US English: miradornounˈmirəˌdôr A turret or tower attached to a building and providing an extensive view. Example sentencesExamples - We also flew paper aeroplanes from the mirador.
- The property is sumptuously decorated in Moorish style throughout, with mosaic-tiled fountains and elegant colonnades, jewelled lanterns, an octagonal dining pavilion and a domed mirador.
- Briefly the alleys open into placetas and miradors, from where the view extends for miles.
- He has a very good view similar to the mirador from his terrace.
- The theatre divides the park roughly in half and from the top of its seating tiers, a mirador offers good views across the landscape.
Synonyms turret, minaret, spire, belfry, obelisk, needle, pyramid, cone, finial, shikara
Origin Late 17th century: from Spanish, from mirar ‘to look’. |