Sierra Madre

[ see-er-uh-mah-drey; for 2 also Spanish syer-rah mah-thre ]

noun
  1. a mountain range extending from S Wyoming into N Colorado.

  2. two parallel mountain chains in Mexico, bordering the central plateau on the E and W, and extending SE into N Guatemala.

  1. a town in S California.

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How to use Sierra Madre in a sentence

  • Now they, too, were living a free life in the Sierra Madre Mountains.

    The Story of Geronimo | James Arthur Kjelgaard
  • This was his whole outfit for a winter campaign in the Sierra Madre.

  • As we neared the great range of the Sierra Madre mountains, I felt, as children say, we were "getting warm."

    I Walked in Arden | Jack Crawford
  • The Defile is a veritable cañon that would be quite in place in the Sierra Madre.

  • Along the north-west a vast volume of black vapour rolled up over the Sierra Madre, and rested upon the peaks of the mountains.

    The Rifle Rangers | Captain Mayne Reid

British Dictionary definitions for Sierra Madre

Sierra Madre

/ (Spanish ˈsjɛrra ˈmaðre) /


noun
  1. (functioning as singular) the main mountain system of Mexico, extending for 2500 km (1500 miles) southeast from the N border: consists of the Sierra Madre Oriental in the east, the Sierra Madre Occidental in the west, and the Sierra Madre del Sur in the south. Highest peak: Citlaltépetl, 5636 m (18 492 ft) (disputed)

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