Look up: Sirocco

1. Sirocco
   A troublesome Mediterranean wind which varies in character as it traverses different terrain. It is usually accompanied by bad visibility.
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2. Sirocco
   Si·roc'co noun ; plural Siroccos . [ Italian sirocco , scirocco , Arabic shorug , from sharq the rising of the sun, the east, fr, sharaca to rise as the sun. Confer Saracen .] An oppressive, re...
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3. Sirocco
   Si·roc'co (sĭ*rŏk'ko) noun In general, any hot dry wind of cyclonic origin, blowing from arid or heated regions, including the desert wind of Southern California, the harmattan of the west coasts of Africa, the hot winds of Kansas and Texas, ...
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4. Sirocco
   • (n.) In general, any hot dry wind of cyclonic origin, blowing from arid or heated regions, including the desert wind of Southern California, the harmattan of the west coasts of Africa, the hot winds of Kansas and Texas, the kamsin of Egypt, the leste of the Madeira Islands, and the leveche of...
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5. sirocco
   warm, humid wind occurring over the northern Mediterranean Sea and southern Europe, where it blows from the south or southeast and brings ... [6 related articles]
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6. sirocco
   sirocco (surok'ō) [Ital., from Arab. sharq=east], hot, dust-laden, dry, southerly wind originating in the N African desert (most commonly in the spring) and reaching Italy and nearby Mediterranean areas. The term more generally denotes any oppressive, warm, southerly or southeasterly wind ...
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7. Sirocco
   The sirocco is the hot, dry and sometimes dusty southerly wind blowing from the Sahara; it is experienced in North Africa, Sicily and southern Italy.
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8. sirocco
   Hot, normally dry and dust-laden wind that blows from the deserts of North Africa across the Mediterranean into southern Europe. It occurs mainly in the spring. The name `sirocco` is also applied to any hot oppressive wind
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9. Sirocco
   A warm wind of the Mediterranean area, either a foehn or a hot southerly wind in advance of a low pressure area moving from the Sahara or Arabian deserts. Called LEVECHE in Spain.
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10. Sirocco
    `Sirocco`, `scirocco`, , `jugo` or, rarely, `siroc` () is a Mediterranean wind that comes from the Sahara and reaches hurricane speeds in North Africa and Southern Europe. It is known in North Africa by the Arabic word `qibli` or `ghibli` (قبلي i.e. "co...
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11. Sirocco
    (film) `Sirocco` (1951) is an American film noir directed by Curtis Bernhardt and written by A.I. Bezzerides and Hans Jacoby. It is based on the novel Coup de Grace written by Joseph Kessel. The drama features Humphrey Bogart, Märta Torén, Lee J. Cobb, among others....
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12. Sirocco
    (Australian band) `Sirocco` is an Australian music group that began in 1980 with three musicians: Bill O`Toole, Guy Madigan and Andrew de Teliga. In 1981 Michael Atherton joined and the group recorded their first album Paths of the Wind. The concept of the band was to find inspiration ...
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13. Sirocco
    (album) Name = Sirocco| Type = Album | Artist = Australian Crawl | Cover = Siroccocrawl.jpg | Released = July, 1981 | Recorded = March-April, 1981<br />EMI Studios 301 | Genre = Pop/Rock | Length = 46:07 | Label = EMI Australia | Producer = Peter Dawkins | Reviews = Last album = The Boy...
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14. Sirocco
    (comics) image= --> `Sirocco` is a fictional character, a mutant in the Marvel Comics Universe. His first appearance was in New Mutants Annual #7. Fictional character biography: Sirocco was part of the Iraqi mercenary team called Desert Sword when they fought Freedom Force, led by Crim...
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15. Sirocco
    (play) `Sirocco` is a play, in four acts, by Noel Coward. It originally opened at Daly`s Theatre, on November 24, 1927. The production was directed by Basil Dean. The London opening of Sirocco met with violently unfavorable audience reaction and a very harsh critical reception. Coward ...
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16. Sirocco
    (restaurant) `Sirocco` is the world`s largest all open-air restaurant<ref name="lebua.com">http://www.lebua.com/en/the-dome-dining/sirocco-restaurant/--> and "Sky Bar", located on the 64th floor of the State Tower in Bangkok, Thailand, which is the second tallest buildi...
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