Dry, hot wind in North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
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Examples for "khamsin "
Examples for "khamsin "
1 The heat was increasing and the desert winds brought the " khamsin " or duststorms.
2 When the khamsin blows the dust- storms upon the caravan, the camel-driver hath no care for his camels.
3 Known in Egypt as the khamsin , on the Mediterranean as the sirocco, it is called on the Guinea coast the harmattan.
4 This was, unfortunately, exposed to the north-west winds, burning winds like the mistral of Italy and Provence, the khamsin of Egypt, etc.
5 Earlier that week, a sandstorm had closed the airport - the same khamsin had peppered windows and cars in Ireland with Saharan sand.
1 The only fear is the Khamaseen wind.
1 His breath is the north wind at midnight, which freshens trees when withering, His anger is like the chamsin which burns what it touches.
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