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sierra

 

  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  The  wild  sierra  overhead.  --Whitter. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [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  (13  Mar  01)  [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)




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