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SIMOON
simoom, simoon, samiel
(noun) a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
simoon (plural simoons)
Alternative spelling of simoom
Anagrams
• somoni
Source: Wiktionary
Si*moom", Si*moon", n. Etym: [Ar. sam, fr. samma to poison. Cf. Samiel.]
Definition: A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind, that blows occasionally in Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries, generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or sandy plains.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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