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Sierra Madre
[ see-er-uh mah-drey; Spanish syer-rah mah-thre ]
noun
- 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.
Sierra Madre
/ ˈsjɛrra ˈmaðre /
noun
- 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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Now they, too, were living a free life in the Sierra Madre Mountains.
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This was his whole outfit for a winter campaign in the Sierra Madre.
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As we neared the great range of the Sierra Madre mountains, I felt, as children say, we were "getting warm."
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The Defile is a veritable cañon that would be quite in place in the Sierra Madre.
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Along the north-west a vast volume of black vapour rolled up over the Sierra Madre, and rested upon the peaks of the mountains.
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