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mir·a·dor

(mĭr′ə-dôr′)

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

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

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mirador

(ˌmɪrəˈdɔː)

(Architecture) a window, balcony, or turret

[C17: from Spanish, from mirar to look]

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mir•a•dor

(ˌmɪr əˈdɔr, -ˈdoʊr)

n.

an architectural feature, as a loggia, balcony, or turret, affording a view of the surroundings.

[1660–70; < Sp < Catalan =mira(r) to look at + -dor agent suffix]

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Des miradors en beton hauts de 14 metres, des murs de sable, des drones de reconnaissance, des moyens aeroportes et des unites des forces speciales ont ete mobilises pour le controle et la surveillance des frontieres, en particulier celle du sud-est avec la Libye.

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The Miradors is a literary work, set apart by its originality of thought and style.

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Chirney Pawley, it is enclosed by tall apartment blocks of red brick with white stone bands and projecting balconies like miradors. Facing the exterior of the ground floor is a carapace of green tiles beneath a terracotta frieze depicting familiar tales from Shakespeare.