mirador

[ mir-uh-dawr, -dohr ]

/ ˌmɪr əˈdɔr, -ˈdoʊr /

(in Spanish-speaking countries) any architectural feature, as a loggia or balcony, affording a view of the surroundings.

Origin of mirador

1660–70; < Spanish < Catalan, equivalent to mira(r) to look at (< Latin mīrārī to wonder at) + -dor agent suffix (< Latin -tor -tor)

Back again at the Mirador he tried the machine, and sooner than he had expected the old facility returned.

Where the Path Breaks |Charles de Crspigny
All was quiet at San Julian, and the sentry watching in the mirador had perceived nothing alarming in the distance.

Last of the Incas |Gustave Aimard
He told her what his “good reason” was: that he had sold the Mirador and was starting at once for Serbia.

Where the Path Breaks |Charles de Crspigny
One day, when five weeks lay between him and hope, a telegram was brought to the Mirador.

Where the Path Breaks |Charles de Crspigny

I will guarantee to make the Mirador look just as it used to look, and do it all with my own hands.

Where the Path Breaks |Charles de Crspigny

mirador

/ (ˌmɪrəˈdɔː) /

a window, balcony, or turret

C17: from Spanish, from mirar to look