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单词 buran
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buran

[ boo-rahn ]
/ bʊˈrɑn /

noun

a strong Asian wind of the Asian steppes accompanying dust storms in summer and blizzards in winter.
a violent storm with this wind.

Origin of buran

1885–90; Russian, from Turkish (or other Turkic language) boran

Words nearby buran

bupropion, bupropion hydrochloride, buqsha, bur, Burakumin, buran, Buraq, Buraydah, burb, Burbage, Burbank
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Example sentences from the Web for buran

  • This buran is apt to cause the loss of many lives, both of men and cattle.

    Practical Exercises in Elementary Meteorology|Robert DeCourcy Ward
  • Cold waves and warm waves are common, and blizzards resemble the buran or purga of Russia and Siberia.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5|Various
  • The book contains the lives of very few women; but one of the privileged of her sex is Buran, who died in 884.

    A Boswell of Baghdad|E. V. Lucas

British Dictionary definitions for buran

buran

bura (buːˈrɑː)

/ (buːˈrɑːn) /

noun (in central Asia)

a blizzard, with the wind blowing from the north and reaching gale force
a summer wind from the north, causing dust storms

Word Origin for buran

C19: from Russian, of Turkic origin; related to Kazan Tatar buran
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