Meaning of SIMOOM
| Pronunciation: | | si'moom
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| | Definition: | | [n] a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa |
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| | Synonyms: | | samiel, simoon |
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| | See Also: | | wind | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \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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