sierra

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sierra - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Sierra \Si*er"ra\, n. [Sp., properly, a saw, fr. L. serra a saw.
     See Serrate.]
     A ridge of mountain and craggy rocks, with a serrated or
     irregular outline; as, the Sierra Nevada.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           The wild sierra overhead.                --Whitter.
     [1913 Webster]

sierra - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  sierra
      n 1: a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and
           irregular outline)
      2: a Spanish mackerel of western North America [syn: sierra,
         Scomberomorus sierra]

sierra - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  Sierra
  
     <company, games> (Or "Sierra On-Line") A computer game
     developer founded in the early 1980s by Ken and Roberta
     Willams in the small mountain town of Oakhurst California.
     Sierra was named after the local mountian range, 15 miles from
     the famous Yosemite National Park.
  
     In 1997 Sierra was purchased by CUC and its main office is
     now in Seattle, WA, USA.
  
     Products include Kings Quest, Space Quest, Police Quest, Quest
     for Glory, Robin Hood, Phantasmagoria, Leisure Suit Larry, Eco
     Quest and many more.
  
     (http://sierra.com /).
  
     (1997-11-23)