Sierra Madre
a mountain range extending from S Wyoming into N Colorado.
two parallel mountain chains in Mexico, bordering the central plateau on the E and W, and extending SE into N Guatemala.
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 KjelgaardThis was his whole outfit for a winter campaign in the Sierra Madre.
Unknown Mexico, Volume 1 (of 2) | Carl LumholtzAs we neared the great range of the Sierra Madre mountains, I felt, as children say, we were "getting warm."
I Walked in Arden | Jack CrawfordThe Defile is a veritable cañon that would be quite in place in the Sierra Madre.
The Christmas Kalends of Provence | Thomas A. JanvierAlong 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
/ (Spanish ˈsjɛrra ˈmaðre) /
(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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