Look up: Sirocco

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   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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   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, relaxing wind from the Libyan deserts, chiefly experienced in Italy, Malta, and Sicily.
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   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, the kamsin of Egypt, the leste of the Madeira Islands, and the leveche of Spain.
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   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 as the `qibli`
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   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 Spain. • (n.) An oppressive, relaxing wind f...
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   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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   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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