simoom

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind of the desert, particularly of Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries, generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or sandy plains.

Similar words

samiel simoon sirocco sandstorm souther sand storm solano southwester south-southwesterly south wind

Often followed by

of sound is and was across had wind in

Word family

simooms simoon simoons