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

When blizzards, known as buran, came, the boys found their way by following telephone poles spaced every 150 feet near their route.

From BusinessWeek • Jan. 23, 2014

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

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" by Various