buran

[ boo-rahn ]

noun

1. a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
2. a violent storm with this wind.

buran

/ buːˈrɑːn; buːˈrɑː /

noun

1. a blizzard, with the wind blowing from the north and reaching gale force
2. a summer wind from the north, causing dust storms

Word History and Origins

Origin of buran¹

1885–90; Russian, from Turkish (or other Turkic language) boran

Word History and Origins

Origin of buran¹

C19: from Russian, of Turkic origin; related to Kazan Tatar buran

Example Sentences

Cold waves and warm waves are common, and blizzards resemble the buran or purga of Russia and Siberia.

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This buran is apt to cause the loss of many lives, both of men and cattle.

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The book contains the lives of very few women; but one of the privileged of her sex is Buran, who died in 884.

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