Definition of sierra in English:

sierra

noun sɪˈɛːrəsɪˈɛrəsiˈɛrə

1(especially in Spanish-speaking countries or the western US) a long jagged mountain chain.
（尤指西班牙语国家或美国西部的）锯齿山脊
Example sentencesExamples
- The upland plateau known as the sierra represents about one-fourth of Peru's land and holds a majority of the country's population.
- It was treated to a carefully controlled, often intimate account that explored the foothills as thoroughly as the high sierras.
- This picturesque land is divided into three main geographic regions: the costa, along the South Pacific; the sierra, or highlands of the Andes mountains; and the selva, or jungle, in the east.
- In the far north-west, the splinter-like peninsula of Lower California, with its high sierras, is a southward extension of the Sierra Nevada.
- On a long straight road, with the high sierras in the distance, the Drive-Thrus with their neon signs were the only way of judging that you were actually moving forwards.
- The northern skyline is dominated by the sierra of the northern Pennines.
- Organisers have dropped last year's compact set-up in favour of a return to its traditional format of visiting the three valleys in the sierras of Cordoba, each offering stages of differing character and landscape.
- Ecuador has three broad geographic areas: the coast, the sierra, and the jungle lowlands.
- Coming together in a pioneer Indian organization acronymed UZACHI, the Zapotecs and Chinantecos of Calpulapan, a tiny municipality high in the sierra, successfully fended off the loggers and saved their forests.
- Spend a week on horseback in the sierras of southern Spain, riding across open country and through forests, and overnighting at small country hotels.
- After a few small, technical climbs, I lit out through the hills, following the scree-filled trail through the sierra.
- However, in traditional Indian communities in the sierra, the first language is Quichua, although they may also speak Spanish.
- Now home to 300,000 people, it lies in the heart of the southern sierra and the Inca's four-coloured flag - representing the four corners of the empire - still flies in the attractive town square, the Plaza de Armas.
- Handicrafts in the high sierra around Creel are more rustic.
- Riding in the fume-filled haze back across the high sierras to Palma, I reflected that Errol really had struck gold when he made Majorca his second home 50 years ago.
- Between these sierras isolated basins and plains are crossed by seasonal rivers that flow only after it rains.
- This meant that Sonoran rivers, which originate in the eastern sierras, had to be diverted.
- Last week, on Wednesday, April 28, researcher Hector Picco remarked that he had seen a small white light coming from the sierras and vanishing into the rocky floor of an empty piece of property adjacent to his home.
- High on the dusty, sun-baked sierras Pedro's whistle barrelled and echoed off the forest-covered hillside.
- In 1942 she left her career, her house and her lovers, and took refuge - forever, it was said - in a convent deep in the sierras of Córdoba province, some 500 miles north-west of Buenos Aires.
Synonyms
mountain, hill, height, alp, aiguille, serac, puy, crag, tor, inselberg
2A code word representing the letter S, used in radio communication.
（无线电通讯用的）字母S的代称
Example sentencesExamples
- In the phonetic alphabet, my initials are Sierra Echo (first and middle name), what is yours?

Origin

Mid 16th century: Spanish, from Latin serra 'saw'.

Rhymes

Berra, error, Ferrer, terror

Definition of sierra in US English:

sierra

nounsēˈerəsiˈɛrə

1A long jagged mountain chain.
Example sentencesExamples
- The upland plateau known as the sierra represents about one-fourth of Peru's land and holds a majority of the country's population.
- Between these sierras isolated basins and plains are crossed by seasonal rivers that flow only after it rains.
- It was treated to a carefully controlled, often intimate account that explored the foothills as thoroughly as the high sierras.
- High on the dusty, sun-baked sierras Pedro's whistle barrelled and echoed off the forest-covered hillside.
- This meant that Sonoran rivers, which originate in the eastern sierras, had to be diverted.
- However, in traditional Indian communities in the sierra, the first language is Quichua, although they may also speak Spanish.
- Handicrafts in the high sierra around Creel are more rustic.
- After a few small, technical climbs, I lit out through the hills, following the scree-filled trail through the sierra.
- On a long straight road, with the high sierras in the distance, the Drive-Thrus with their neon signs were the only way of judging that you were actually moving forwards.
- Now home to 300,000 people, it lies in the heart of the southern sierra and the Inca's four-coloured flag - representing the four corners of the empire - still flies in the attractive town square, the Plaza de Armas.
- Riding in the fume-filled haze back across the high sierras to Palma, I reflected that Errol really had struck gold when he made Majorca his second home 50 years ago.
- In the far north-west, the splinter-like peninsula of Lower California, with its high sierras, is a southward extension of the Sierra Nevada.
- This picturesque land is divided into three main geographic regions: the costa, along the South Pacific; the sierra, or highlands of the Andes mountains; and the selva, or jungle, in the east.
- Last week, on Wednesday, April 28, researcher Hector Picco remarked that he had seen a small white light coming from the sierras and vanishing into the rocky floor of an empty piece of property adjacent to his home.
- Organisers have dropped last year's compact set-up in favour of a return to its traditional format of visiting the three valleys in the sierras of Cordoba, each offering stages of differing character and landscape.
- In 1942 she left her career, her house and her lovers, and took refuge - forever, it was said - in a convent deep in the sierras of Córdoba province, some 500 miles north-west of Buenos Aires.
- Spend a week on horseback in the sierras of southern Spain, riding across open country and through forests, and overnighting at small country hotels.
- Ecuador has three broad geographic areas: the coast, the sierra, and the jungle lowlands.
- The northern skyline is dominated by the sierra of the northern Pennines.
- Coming together in a pioneer Indian organization acronymed UZACHI, the Zapotecs and Chinantecos of Calpulapan, a tiny municipality high in the sierra, successfully fended off the loggers and saved their forests.
Synonyms
mountain, hill, height, alp, aiguille, serac, puy, crag, tor, inselberg
2A code word representing the letter S, used in radio communication.
（无线电通讯用的）字母S的代称
Example sentencesExamples
- In the phonetic alphabet, my initials are Sierra Echo (first and middle name), what is yours?

Origin

Mid 16th century: Spanish, from Latin serra ‘saw’.

词汇	sierra
释义	Definition of sierra in English: sierra noun sɪˈɛːrəsɪˈɛrəsiˈɛrə 1(especially in Spanish-speaking countries or the western US) a long jagged mountain chain. （尤指西班牙语国家或美国西部的）锯齿山脊 Example sentencesExamples The upland plateau known as the sierra represents about one-fourth of Peru's land and holds a majority of the country's population. It was treated to a carefully controlled, often intimate account that explored the foothills as thoroughly as the high sierras. This picturesque land is divided into three main geographic regions: the costa, along the South Pacific; the sierra, or highlands of the Andes mountains; and the selva, or jungle, in the east. In the far north-west, the splinter-like peninsula of Lower California, with its high sierras, is a southward extension of the Sierra Nevada. On a long straight road, with the high sierras in the distance, the Drive-Thrus with their neon signs were the only way of judging that you were actually moving forwards. The northern skyline is dominated by the sierra of the northern Pennines. Organisers have dropped last year's compact set-up in favour of a return to its traditional format of visiting the three valleys in the sierras of Cordoba, each offering stages of differing character and landscape. Ecuador has three broad geographic areas: the coast, the sierra, and the jungle lowlands. Coming together in a pioneer Indian organization acronymed UZACHI, the Zapotecs and Chinantecos of Calpulapan, a tiny municipality high in the sierra, successfully fended off the loggers and saved their forests. Spend a week on horseback in the sierras of southern Spain, riding across open country and through forests, and overnighting at small country hotels. After a few small, technical climbs, I lit out through the hills, following the scree-filled trail through the sierra. However, in traditional Indian communities in the sierra, the first language is Quichua, although they may also speak Spanish. Now home to 300,000 people, it lies in the heart of the southern sierra and the Inca's four-coloured flag - representing the four corners of the empire - still flies in the attractive town square, the Plaza de Armas. Handicrafts in the high sierra around Creel are more rustic. Riding in the fume-filled haze back across the high sierras to Palma, I reflected that Errol really had struck gold when he made Majorca his second home 50 years ago. Between these sierras isolated basins and plains are crossed by seasonal rivers that flow only after it rains. This meant that Sonoran rivers, which originate in the eastern sierras, had to be diverted. Last week, on Wednesday, April 28, researcher Hector Picco remarked that he had seen a small white light coming from the sierras and vanishing into the rocky floor of an empty piece of property adjacent to his home. High on the dusty, sun-baked sierras Pedro's whistle barrelled and echoed off the forest-covered hillside. In 1942 she left her career, her house and her lovers, and took refuge - forever, it was said - in a convent deep in the sierras of Córdoba province, some 500 miles north-west of Buenos Aires. Synonyms mountain, hill, height, alp, aiguille, serac, puy, crag, tor, inselberg 2A code word representing the letter S, used in radio communication. （无线电通讯用的）字母S的代称 Example sentencesExamples In the phonetic alphabet, my initials are Sierra Echo (first and middle name), what is yours? Origin Mid 16th century: Spanish, from Latin serra 'saw'. Rhymes Berra, error, Ferrer, terror Definition of sierra in US English: sierra nounsēˈerəsiˈɛrə 1A long jagged mountain chain. Example sentencesExamples The upland plateau known as the sierra represents about one-fourth of Peru's land and holds a majority of the country's population. Between these sierras isolated basins and plains are crossed by seasonal rivers that flow only after it rains. It was treated to a carefully controlled, often intimate account that explored the foothills as thoroughly as the high sierras. High on the dusty, sun-baked sierras Pedro's whistle barrelled and echoed off the forest-covered hillside. This meant that Sonoran rivers, which originate in the eastern sierras, had to be diverted. However, in traditional Indian communities in the sierra, the first language is Quichua, although they may also speak Spanish. Handicrafts in the high sierra around Creel are more rustic. After a few small, technical climbs, I lit out through the hills, following the scree-filled trail through the sierra. On a long straight road, with the high sierras in the distance, the Drive-Thrus with their neon signs were the only way of judging that you were actually moving forwards. Now home to 300,000 people, it lies in the heart of the southern sierra and the Inca's four-coloured flag - representing the four corners of the empire - still flies in the attractive town square, the Plaza de Armas. Riding in the fume-filled haze back across the high sierras to Palma, I reflected that Errol really had struck gold when he made Majorca his second home 50 years ago. In the far north-west, the splinter-like peninsula of Lower California, with its high sierras, is a southward extension of the Sierra Nevada. This picturesque land is divided into three main geographic regions: the costa, along the South Pacific; the sierra, or highlands of the Andes mountains; and the selva, or jungle, in the east. Last week, on Wednesday, April 28, researcher Hector Picco remarked that he had seen a small white light coming from the sierras and vanishing into the rocky floor of an empty piece of property adjacent to his home. Organisers have dropped last year's compact set-up in favour of a return to its traditional format of visiting the three valleys in the sierras of Cordoba, each offering stages of differing character and landscape. In 1942 she left her career, her house and her lovers, and took refuge - forever, it was said - in a convent deep in the sierras of Córdoba province, some 500 miles north-west of Buenos Aires. Spend a week on horseback in the sierras of southern Spain, riding across open country and through forests, and overnighting at small country hotels. Ecuador has three broad geographic areas: the coast, the sierra, and the jungle lowlands. The northern skyline is dominated by the sierra of the northern Pennines. Coming together in a pioneer Indian organization acronymed UZACHI, the Zapotecs and Chinantecos of Calpulapan, a tiny municipality high in the sierra, successfully fended off the loggers and saved their forests. Synonyms mountain, hill, height, alp, aiguille, serac, puy, crag, tor, inselberg 2A code word representing the letter S, used in radio communication. （无线电通讯用的）字母S的代称 Example sentencesExamples In the phonetic alphabet, my initials are Sierra Echo (first and middle name), what is yours? Origin Mid 16th century: Spanish, from Latin serra ‘saw’.
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