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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mi•rage /mɪˈrɑʒ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- an image one sees, esp. in the desert, of an object that is not present;
an illusion:saw mirages of lakes that vanished as they approached. - anything that seems to be within reach but that proves unreal, etc.:The promises of promotion turned out to be a mirage.
See -mir-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mi•rage (mi räzh′),USA pronunciation n. - an optical phenomenon, esp. in the desert or at sea, by which the image of some object appears displaced above, below, or to one side of its true position as a result of spatial variations of the index of refraction of air.
- something illusory, without substance or reality.
- Military(cap.) any of a series of supersonic, delta-wing, multirole French fighter-bombers.
- Latin mīrārī to wonder at) + -age -age
- French, equivalent. to (se) mir(er) to look at (oneself ), be reflected (
- 1795–1805
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . illusion, phantom, fancy.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mirage /mɪˈrɑːʒ/ n - an image of a distant object or sheet of water, often inverted or distorted, caused by atmospheric refraction by hot air
- something illusory
Etymology: 19th Century: from French, from (se) mirer to be reflected |