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khamsin::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | air current, current of air, wind |
Examples of khamsin
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Both the khamsin and the north winter wind are felt in the Lebanon Mountains.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Another possible natural explanation is a khamsin dust storm that tends to occur from March to May.
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A high wind, known as a khamsin, blew dust from the Sahara towards the Holy Land, causing a sharp drop in visibility.
From the guardian.co.uk
Migration through the Middle East may be hampered by the khamsin, winds bringing gusty overcast days unsuitable for flying.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The shaky cease-fire shifted attention back to Lebanon's complicated political situation, which was about as impenetrable as the khamsin.
From the time.com
Known in Western Asia by various names, including the khamsin, this dry, sirocco-style wind is usually accompanied by great dust clouds.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Brutal, corrupt warlords torture and murder at will, while the khamsin, the hot, dusty desert wind, blows hard, turning the sky yellow and filling the air with choking sand.
From the economist.com
Like the coming of the khamsin, the cruel desert wind that afflicts the spirit of all those in its path, the Arab attack has plunged Israel into a state of shock.
From the time.com
- An oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring
- Khamsu012Bn , chamsin or hamsin (Arabic: u062Eu0645u0633u064Au0646u200Eu200E khamsu012Bn, "fifty"), more commonly known in Egypt as khamaseen (Egyptian Arabic: u062Eu0645u0627u0633u064Au0646u200Eu200E khamasu012Bn, IPA:u00A0), is a dry, hot, sandy local wind, blowing from the south, in North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula. Similar winds in the area are sirocco and simoom...
- A hot wind in Egypt which blows (for about 50 days) from the desert, bringing with it sand
- (pronounced kahm-SENE)a hot, dry, southerly wind that originates on the Sahara and produces large sand and dust storms.
- A dry, dusty and often hot wind blowing from the Egyptian desert over Red Sea, generally from the south or southeast. In the spring, their onset is usually preceded by a heat wave lasting about three days and followed by a dust storm.
- An Arabic term describing a storm condition of modern Egypt. Arising in February or March and lasting about two months the khamsin brings sand into reisdence and into the shrines on the Nile. This period was long viewed as a season of contagious diseases and illnesses.
- It is an oppressive, hot, south or south-east wind occurring in North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula intermittently in late winter and early spring. The name is derived from the Arabic khamsun.
