buran

[ boo-rahn ]

noun

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

Origin of buran

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

Words Nearby buran

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How to use buran in a sentence

Cold waves and warm waves are common, and blizzards resemble the buran or purga of Russia and Siberia.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 | Various
This buran is apt to cause the loss of many lives, both of men and cattle.
Practical Exercises in Elementary Meteorology | Robert DeCourcy Ward
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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British Dictionary definitions for buran

buran

bura (buːˈrɑː)

/ (buːˈrɑːn) /

noun(in central Asia)

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

Origin of buran

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

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