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harmattanenUK
har·mat·tan H0066800 (här′mə-tăn′, här-măt′n)n. A dry dusty wind that blows along the northwest coast of Africa.
[Akan (Twi) haramata, possibly from Arabic ḥarām, evil thing, from ḥarama, to prohibit; see x̣rm in Semitic roots.]harmattan (hɑːˈmætən) n (Physical Geography) a dry dusty wind from the Sahara blowing towards the W African coast, esp from November to March[C17: from Twi haramata, perhaps from Arabic harām forbidden thing; see harem]har•mat•tan (ˌhɑr məˈtæn)
n. (in W Africa) a dry, parching wind, charged with dust from the Sahara, esp. frequent in the winter. [1665–75; said to be < Twi haramata] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | harmattan - a dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winterair current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" |
TranslationsharmattanenUK
harmattan[‚här·mə′tan] (meteorology) A dry, dust-bearing wind from the northeast or east which blows in West Africa especially from late November until mid-March; it originates in the Sahara as a desert wind and extends southward to about 5°N in January and 18°N in July. Also spelled harmatan; harmetan; hermitan. Harmattan a northeast winter trade wind that blows from the Sahara to the West African coast south of 20° N lat.; it occurs from November through March. The harmattan is extremely dry and often reaches hurricane force. It transports large amounts of dust and sand to the Atlantic Ocean. harmattanA dry, dusty wind of the west coast of Africa, blowing from the desert.harmattanenUK
Words related to harmattannoun a dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winterRelated Words- air current
- current of air
- wind
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