sere

IPA: sˈɪr

(ecology) A natural succession of animal or plant communities in an ecosystem, especially a series of communities succeeding one another from the time a habitat is unoccupied to the point when a climax community is achieved.
(obsolete) A claw, a talon.
(military) A training program in the United States military to train personnel in survival, evasion, resistance, and escape, preparatory for potential capture by enemy forces.

Examples of "sere" in Sentences

We picked up speed and hauled through sere yellow farmland.
"Yes, sir, I'm a-looking, and there's a heap o 'sere' ood with a bit of
He used it three and a half times in the book, annoying me at least as much as Andre Norton's use of 'sere' in every one of her books.
Many people assume that Special Forces operatives looked around for interrogation methods, recalled their sere training, and decided to try the techniques.
It was inflicted, and endured, by those members of the Special Forces who underwent the advanced form of training known as sere (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape).
Both worked in a classified military training program known as sere — for Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape — which trains soldiers to endure captivity in enemy hands.
Though they were all in what Dr. Spinks afterwards termed the sere and yellow leaf, both he and the good captain really vied with each other in paying kindly attention to their wants.
Some derived from personal training experiences, including a military program known as sere (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape), designed to help soldiers persevere in the event of capture.
He had signed on, drawn down his bank account, paid his first wife a lump sum to cover her maintenance and child support for the twins, married the love of his soul on a sere, scorched afternoon three weeks ago, and put the finishing touches on his yurt.