buran

American  

[boo-rahn] / bʊˈrɑn /

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.

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buran British  

/ 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

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Etymology

Origin of buran

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

Example Sentences

John Buran is president and chief executive officer of Flushing Financial Corp. and Flushing Bank.

From MarketWatch

It was made to carry the Buran, the orbiter in the short-lived Soviet space shuttle program.

From New York Times

But the vlogger, known for his travel channel Bald and Bankrupt, said in an Instagram post on Sunday: "Basically I was questioned by Russian police for a few hours for going to see the Buran rocket without the special permission and given a £60 administrative fine just like hundreds of foreign adventurers before me."

From BBC

Engineers designed a reusable spacecraft called the Buran that looked like the U.S. space shuttle.

From Seattle Times

Yury Buran, a 26-year-old IT worker, was one of those killed when a missile struck.

From BBC