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单词 simoom
释义

simoom

noun

si·​moom sə-ˈmüm How to pronounce simoom (audio)
sī-
variants or simoon
sə-ˈmün How to pronounce simoom (audio)
sī-
: a hot dry violent dust-laden wind from Asian and African deserts

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Herodotus records that a small nation called the Psylli marched into the desert to declare war on the simoom—and were subsequently buried by it. Julian Lucas, Harper's magazine, 22 July 2019

Word History

Etymology

Arabic samūm

First Known Use

1763, in the meaning defined above

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