What is "scirocco"

Usage examples of "scirocco".

I loved to wander by the banks of the Tiber, which were solitary, and, if the scirocco blew, to mark the clouds as they sped over St.

The sluggish scirocco blotted the sky with clouds, and weighed upon the spirits, making them dull and heavy as itself.

At sunset that day a fierce scirocco rose, accompanied by thunder and lightning, such as is seldom seen during the winter season.

It was an area not favoured by navigators: a few days' scirocco hiding the sun with dust haze or cloud could prevent sights and bring a lot of guesswork into navigation.

And then I thought of the Punja with its deadly simooms and sciroccos, the scouring wind-blast of sand that could strip a man bare of flesh, polishing his bones.

This much was known to the Cabal half an hour in advance—word had been brought by the messenger-boys who moved through the streets of Cairo like scirocco winds.