sierra
sierra
Definition
si·erra (sē er′ə)
noun
- a range of hills or mountains having a saw-toothed appearance from a distance
- any of several marine scombroid fishes (genus Scomberomorus), valued for sport and as food
Etymology: Sp < L serra, a saw
sierra
Usage Examples
Adjective modifier
- high: This good fortune enabled us to adapt our route later to include more species of the high sierras.
- central: Alternatively, for the more adventurous, Cotopaxi, in the central sierra, is Ecuador's most frequently climbed volcano.
- wild: After a three-night stay at Doñana, we move south to explore the coast, wild sierras and tucked away lagunas of southernmost Andalucía.
Modifies a noun
- leone: What precisely is happening in sierra leone and new guinea?
- estate: Our original sierra estate was an A reg, 1983 or something like that.
Noun used with modifier
- insurance: Having company health insurance life sierra worse or broker to work.
- health: Having company health insurance life sierra worse or broker to work.
- company: Having company health insurance life sierra worse or broker to work.
- ford: The woman died after a white ford sierra collided with her on Castle Hill Road in Hindley.
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