simoom

/sɪˈmuːm/ · noun

Meaning

A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind of the desert, particularly of Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries, generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or sandy plains.

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Related words

samiel(English)simoon(English)sirocco(English)sandstorm(English)souther(English)sand storm(English)solano(English)southwester(English)hms(English)wind(English)desert(English)sound(English)

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