Sierra

5 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  Sierra
       
           (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.
       
          {Home (http://www.sierra.com /)}.
       
          (1997-11-23)
       
       

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Sierra -- U.S. County in California
     Population (2000):    3555
     Housing Units (2000): 2202
     Land area (2000):     953.381960 sq. miles (2469.247836 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    8.592233 sq. miles (22.253781 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    961.974193 sq. miles (2491.501617 sq. km)
     Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
     Location:             39.582063 N, 120.534038 W
     Headwords:
      Sierra
      Sierra, CA
      Sierra County
      Sierra County, CA
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000) [gaz-county]:

  Sierra -- U.S. County in New Mexico
     Population (2000):    13270
     Housing Units (2000): 8727
     Land area (2000):     4180.232226 sq. miles (10826.751302 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    56.070649 sq. miles (145.222307 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    4236.302875 sq. miles (10971.973609 sq. km)
     Located within:       New Mexico (NM), FIPS 35
     Location:             33.095349 N, 107.291198 W
     Headwords:
      Sierra
      Sierra, NM
      Sierra County
      Sierra County, NM