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sierra
[ see-er-uh ]
noun
- a chain of hills or mountains, the peaks of which suggest the teeth of a saw.
- any of several Spanish mackerels of the genus Scomberomorus, especially S. sierra, found in western North America.
- a word used in communications to represent the letter S.
Sierra
1/ sɪˈɛərə /
noun
- communications a code word for the letter s
sierra
2/ sɪˈɛərə /
noun
- a range of mountains with jagged peaks, esp in Spain or America
sierra
/ sē-ĕr′ə /
- A high, rugged range of mountains having an irregular outline somewhat like the teeth of a saw.
Derived Forms
- siˈerran, adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of sierra1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sierra1
Example Sentences
I remember my first ride, at Sand Canyon in the eastern Sierra.
Dynetics, which is partnering with the Sierra Nevada Corp, received $253 million, and SpaceX won $135 million.
With only 48 hours to explore in this vast swath of the Sierra Nevada, Ave and I hatched a plan to day hike as much of the park as we could, as fast as we could.
Father José Julián was shot and wounded driving in a car through the sierra of Ajuchitán.
People on the streets of Havana cheered and celebrated the return of fighters from the Sierra Maestra.
Chernon Bah, co-founder of A World at School, was alarmed by what she witnessed recently in Sierra Leone.
In Liberia, the number is just over 54 percent—Sierra Leone, 67 percent.
And now, Sierra Leoneans will face jail time if caught burying Ebola victims.
My father, who is dead, kept a hotel at Sierra Leone, and he knew the ways of the—half-castes.
Away to the east a group of eruptive mountains are seen—the Sierra La Sal.
But it is quite possibly for ahuitzil, dwellers in the sierra.
The effect of the poem on Sierra Flat was remarkable and unprecedented.
A priest with whom I was acquainted in the Sierra, got a saddle and a pair of stirrups made for me.
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