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Simoom

Simoom Meaning & Definition
Simoom Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Simoom?

[n] a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa

Synonyms | Synonyms for Simoom: samiel | simoon

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See Also | wind

Simoom In Webster's Dictionary

\Si*moom"\, Simoon \Si*moon"\, n. [Ar. sam?m, fr. samma to poison. Cf. {Samiel}.] A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind, that blows occasionally in Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries, generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or sandy plains.

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