1. mirage - Noun
2. mirage - Verb
An optical effect, sometimes seen on the ocean, but more frequently in deserts, due to total reflection of light at the surface common to two strata of air differently heated. The reflected image is seen, commonly in an inverted position, while the real object may or may not be in sight. When the surface is horizontal, and below the eye, the appearance is that of a sheet of water in which the object is seen reflected; when the reflecting surface is above the eye, the image is seen projected against the sky. The fata Morgana and looming are species of mirage.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAccra, Jan.16, GNA - Transforming the nation requires change in beliefs, values and attitudes, without which Ghana Beyond Aid will become a mirage, Professor Kofi Agyekum, Acting Dean, School of Performing Arts, University of Ghana, has said. Source: Internet
According to him. the party is working seriously to ensure that this does not become a mirage stating that it is one of the many seats the NPP is targetting to snatch from the NDC in the region. Source: Internet
According to NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day, the mirage was caused when light was bent by warm air within the Earth's atmosphere -- a phenomenon known as the Etruscan Vase effect. Source: Internet
A JATO-equipped 1958 Dodge Coronet car on the El Mirage dry lake was used for a TV advertisement to demonstrate the power of their 'total contact' brakes. Source: Internet
A hot-road mirage, "fake water" on the road, the most common example of an inferior mirage Light from the sky at a shallow angle to the road is refracted by the index gradient, making it appear as if the sky is reflected by the road's surface. Source: Internet
And we both trailed off before completing our thoughts, trying to be sure we weren’t seeing a mirage. Source: Internet