Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A generally southerly hot wind originating in the Sahara that blows across Egypt from late March to early May.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hot southeast wind that blows regularly in Egypt for about fifty days, commencing about the middle of March.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Same as
kamsin .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A hot
wind inEgypt which blows (for about 50 days) from thedesert , bringing with itsand .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The British used the Arabic word "khamsin" which means "wind of 50 days."
HIATUS WEEK, Part One David Campbell 2006
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Natural hazards: periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes, flash floods, landslides; hot, driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms, sandstorms
Egypt 2009
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Egypt is susceptible to periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes, flash floods, landslides; hot, driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms, and sandstorms.
Egypt 2009
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Strong spring winds, known as the khamsin, have roared in on schedule, sending the pollution - which contains deadly sulfur dioxide, as well as traces of poisonous metals such as arsenic, lead and copper - swirling across the Middle East.
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Egyptperiodic droughts; frequent earthquakes, flash floods, landslides; hot, driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms, sandstorms
Natural hazards 2008
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Natural hazards: periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes, flash floods, landslides; hot, driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms, sandstorms
Egypt 2008
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Egypt: periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes, flash floods, landslides, volcanic activity; hot, driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms, sandstorms
The 2001 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Natural hazards: periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes, flash floods, landslides, volcanic activity; hot, driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms, sandstorms
The 2001 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Egypt periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes, flash floods, landslides; hot, driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms, sandstorms
The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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Natural hazards: periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes, flash floods, landslides, volcanic activity; hot, driving windstorm called khamsin occurs in spring; dust storms, sandstorms
The 2000 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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