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sierra Definition

si·erra (sē erə)

noun

  1. a range of hills or mountains having a saw-toothed appearance from a distance
  2. 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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