Definition of Simom
Simoom or Simoon, a hot, dry wind-storm common to the arid
regions of Africa, Arabia, and parts of India; the storm moves in cyclone
(circular) form, carrying clouds of dust and sand, and produces on men
and animals a suffocating effect.
- Wikipedia
{ Si*moom" (?), 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 sandy
plains.
{ Si*moom" (?), 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 sandy
plains.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- 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 sandy plains.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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