noun
- a chain of mountains or hills with jagged peaks
Usage: from Spanish
Examples
- The Sierra Nevada mountains stretch across California and Nevada.
- We hiked through the rugged sierra for three days.
- The sierra’s snow-capped peaks were visible from miles away.
- Many rare plants grow in the high sierra ecosystem.
- The sierra forms a natural barrier between the two valleys.
- Gold miners once flocked to the California sierra.
- Wildlife thrives in the protected sierra wilderness areas.