Sahara wind

• A violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (alternative spelling of simoom English)

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Simoom \Si*moom"\, Simoon \Si*moon"\, n. [Ar. sam?m, fr. samma to poison. Cf. Samiel .] A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind, that blows occasionally in Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries, generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa [syn: simoom , samiel ]