sierra

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He asked us what part of this sierra was the most rugged and retired; we told him that it was where we now are; and so in truth it is, for if you push on half a league farther, perhaps you will not be able to find your way out; and I am wondering how you have managed to come here, for there is no road or path that leads to this spot.

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  1. noun A rugged range of mountains having an irregular or jagged profile. See Usage Note at redundancy.
  2. noun A Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus sierra) of the Pacific coast of tropical America.
  3. noun See cero.

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  • Plue, she basically dissed her film, which is rude, obnoixios, and totally lame. sierra - First - Learn how to type. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • Personal Best Adviser london borough of tower hamlets. working with organizations such as sierra club, human rights campaign, and environment america to win concrete victories for the public interest. we are the .... —  Environment news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk
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  • Technorati Tags: kathy sierra, robert scoble, head crash of the american way of life —  Listics
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  1. Spanish, saw, sierra, from Latin serra, saw.

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  1. from Spanish sierra, a saw, a sawlike ridge of mountains, =Provencal Portuguese It, serra, a saw, from Latin serra, a saw: see serrate.
 

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