Sierra
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Translingual
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Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
Sierra
- (international standards) NATO, ICAO, ITU & IMO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the letter S.
- (nautical) Signal flag for the letter S.
- (time zone) UTC−06:00
| code | Alfa | Bravo | Charlie | Delta | Echo | Foxtrot | Golf | Hotel | India | Juliett | Kilo | Lima | Mike |
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| November | Oscar | Papa | Quebec | Romeo | Sierra | Tango | Uniform | Victor | Whiskey | Xray | Yankee | Zulu |
Translations
the letter "S" in a national spelling alphabet
References
- ^ DIN 5009:2022-06, Deutsches Institut für Normung, 2022 June, page Anhang B: Buchstabiertafel der ICAO („Radiotelephony Spelling Alphabet“)
English
Proper noun
Sierra
- A female given name of modern American usage, from the Spanish noun, confused with Ciara and Sarah.
- A surname from Spanish.
- Sierra Nevada, a mountain range in the United States.
- I am going to the Sierra next weekend.
- 1915 April, Enos A. Mills, “Wild Mountain Sheep”, in The Rocky Mountain Wonderland, Houghton Mifflin, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 37:
- Most flocks in the Sierra and the Rocky Mountains live above the timber-line and at an altitude of twelve thousand feet.
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Spanish
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Sierra m or f by sense
- a surname