simoom
simoon (sɪˈmuːn)
/ (sɪˈmuːm) /
a strong suffocating sand-laden wind of the deserts of Arabia and North Africa: Also called: samiel
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How to use simoom in a sentence
Besides, the wind called the simoom raised such clouds of dust that whole caravans were sometimes buried in the sand.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies | H. A. (Hlne Adeline) GuerberIn the choking breath of the simoom he feels the potentialities of God, and his own helpless impotence.
Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value | Arthur Glyn LeonardThat wind of the desert, says Bonazzi, that simoom of Pontifical dominion did not pass over our city in vain.
The Story of Perugia | Margaret SymondsCooley stayed there until five o'clock in the afternoon waiting for the simoom to swoop down upon him.
Out of the Hurly-Burly | Charles Heber ClarkOn another occasion we met the simoom, the purple haze in rushing past threatening suffocation.
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