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simoom

noun
si·​moom | \ sə-ˈmüm How to pronounce simoom (audio) , sī-\
variants: or simoon \ sə-​ˈmün How to pronounce simoon (audio) , sī-​ \

Definition of simoom

: a hot dry violent dust-laden wind from Asian and African deserts

Examples of simoom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 Herodotus records that a small nation called the Psylli marched into the desert to declare war on the simoom—and were subsequently buried by it. — Julian Lucas, Harper's magazine, "New Books," 22 July 2019

First Known Use of simoom

1790, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for simoom

Arabic samūm

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