simoom Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa
    simoon; samiel.

WordNet

Si*moom", Si*moon" noun (Also<
  • Simoom
  • Simoon
)
Etymology
Ar. samm, fr. samma to poison. Cf. Samiel.
Definitions
  1. 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 1913