sierra

Noun
Synonyms: Scomberomorus sierra

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)
  2. a Spanish mackerel of western North AmericaSynonyms: Scomberomorus sierra
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

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)

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