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1. (n.) sirocco
a hot, dry, dust-laden wind blowing from N Africa and affecting parts of S Europe.
2. sirocco
a warm, sultry south or southeast wind accompanied by rain, occurring in the same regions.
3. sirocco
any hot, oppressive wind, esp. one in the warm sector of a cyclone.
Etymology: (1610–20; < It, var. of scirocco < Ar sharq east)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) dust storm, duster, sandstorm, sirocco
a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand
"it was the kind of duster not experienced in years"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) sirocco
an oppressive, relaxing wind from the Libyan deserts, chiefly experienced in Italy, Malta, and Sicily
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The Nuttall Encyclopedia |
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1. sirocco
. See Simoom.
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