Miraflores
[mir-uh-flawr-uh s, -flohr-; Spanish mee-rah-flaw-res] /ˌmɪr əˈflɔr əs, -ˈfloʊr-; Spanish ˌmi rɑˈflɔ rɛs/
plural noun
1.
the locks of the Panama Canal, near the Pacific entrance.
/ˌmɪrəˈflɔːrəs; Spanish miraˈflores/
noun
1.
Lake Miraflores, an artificial lake in Panama, in the S Canal Zone of the Panama Canal
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