Jura
[dʒuәrә]
Definition
(n.) 1. A range of mountains between France and Switzerland.
(n.) The Jurassic period. See Jurassic.
Editor: Peter
Examples
- I discovered more distinctly the black sides of Jura, and the bright summit of Mont Bl?nc; I wept like a child: Dear mountains! Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- For three generations the Pasteurs had been tanners in the Jura, and they natur ally adhered to that portion of the population which hailed the Revolution as a deliverance. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Twenty were exposed to the air on the heights of the Jura at an altitude of eight hundred and fift y meters above sea-level; the contents of five of these subsequently putrefied. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- Another storm enlightened Jura with faint flashes; and another darkened and sometimes disclosed the M?le, a peaked mountain to the east of the lake. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- At noon on the second day we arrived at the foot of Jura. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- It advanced from behind the mountains of Jura; and the thunder burst at once with frightful loudness from various quarters of the heavens. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- I, with an hundred men, went forward first as purveyor, taking the road of the Cote d'Or, through Auxerre, Dijon, Dole, over the Jura to Geneva. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Editor: Peter