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n. A hot, dry wind that blows across the Persian Gulf during the summer
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A shamal (, 'north') is a northwesterly wind blowing over Iraq and the Persian Gulf states (including Saudi Arabia and Kuwait), often strong during the day, but decreasing at night. This weather effect occurs anywhere from once to several times a year, mostly in summer but sometimes in winter. The resulting wind typically creates large sandstorms that impact Iraq, most sand having been picked up from Jordan and Syria.
Shamal is the sixth studio album by the progressive rock band Gong, released by Virgin Records in February 1976.
The album was written and recorded without the group's founder member Daevid Allen, and consequently sounds different, with fewer of the hippie-flavoured eccentricities of the previous albums. Also, guitarist Steve Hillage and synth player/vocalist Miquette Giraudy left the band before recording began and only appeared on it as guests. The album was produced by Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason.
Usage examples of "shamal".
The thing Luna had going with Shamal King was on-again, off-again at best, without commitment.
Luna arrived at her apartment, she was startled to see Shamal King sitting on the floor beside the door.
Luna would be with Shamal, and then Jaine would feel silly for panicking this way.
We had argued for nearly half an hour and by the time I had decided that there was no hope of budging him a shamal was blowing and I had to spend the night there.
From mid-June to mid-September the prevailing wind, called the shamal , is from the north and northwest.
The very dry air brought by this shamal permits intensive sun heating of the land surface, but the breeze has some cooling effect.
The sunlight shining on particles whipped up by the Shamal had turned the sky an eerie red.
Is Shamal officially in the past, or are you in a holding pattern?