26984 words

mirage

3 definitions • 2 examples
1
an image, produced by very hot air, of something that seems to be far away but does not really exist
2
a hope or wish that has no chance of being achieved:

Examples:

Electoral victory is just a distant mirage.
3
an image, produced by very hot air, of something that seems to be far away but does not really exist:

Examples:

Up ahead she saw a slight shimmer that looked like water, a road mirage.

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