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sierra

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si·er·ra  (s-r)
n.
1. A rugged range of mountains having an irregular or jagged profile. See Usage Note at redundancy.
2.
a. A Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus sierra) of the Pacific coast of tropical America.
b. See cero.

[Spanish, saw, sierra, from Latin serra, saw.]

si·erran adj.

sierra [sɪˈɛərə]
n
(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) a range of mountains with jagged peaks, esp in Spain or America
[from Spanish, literally: saw, from Latin serra; see serrate]
sierran  adj

Sierra [sɪˈɛərə]
n
(Electronics & Computer Science / Telecommunications) Communications a code word for the letter s

sierra  (s-r)
A high, rugged range of mountains having an irregular outline somewhat like the teeth of a saw.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sierrasierra - a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)
2.sierrasierra - a Spanish mackerel of western North America
Spanish mackerel - any of several large marine food fishes of the genus Scomberomorus
Translations
sierra
nSierra f


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Here, in Sierra Vista, which was the name of Judge Scott's place, White Fang quickly began to make himself at home.
From the Sierra Nevada to Nebraska, and from the Yellowstone River in the north to the Colorado upon the south, is a region of desolation and silence.
The Sierra or ridge of the Black Hills, in fact, forms the dividing line between the waters of the Missouri and those of the Arkansas and the Mississippi, and gives rise to the Cheyenne, the Little Missouri, and several tributary streams of the Yellowstone.
 
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