SIERRA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sierra mean? 

• SIERRA (noun)
  The noun SIERRA has 2 senses:

1. a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)

2. a Spanish mackerel of western North America

  Familiarity information: SIERRA used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIERRA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

chain; chain of mountains; mountain chain; mountain range; range; range of mountains (a series of hills or mountains)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A Spanish mackerel of western North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Scomberomorus sierra; sierra

Hypernyms ("sierra" is a kind of...):

Spanish mackerel (any of several large marine food fishes of the genus Scomberomorus)

 Context examples 

Sierra Vista was a far vaster affair than the tepee of Grey Beaver.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

Slowly the whole eastern sky filled with clouds that over-towered us like some black sierra of the infernal regions.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

Sierra Vista awoke in alarm.

(White Fang, by Jack London)