亚洲网紅露点

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simoom

/ s瑟藞mu藧n; s瑟藞mu藧m /

noun

  1. a strong suffocating sand-laden wind of the deserts of Arabia and North Africa Also calledsamiel
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of simoom1

from Arabic 蝉补尘奴尘 poisonous, from sam poison, from Aramaic 蝉补尘尘腻 poison
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If you happen to be in Africa and stuck in a 鈥渉ot, dry, suffocating sand-wind鈥 which sweeps across the deserts at intervals during the spring, you should know that you are in a simoom.

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Among these winds are the simoom and sirocco.

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It was late in the afternoon when we reached the spot again, and a wind which threatened simoom had covered the heart-shaped footmarks made by our own and other camels, as with a tidal wave.

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In the choking breath of the simoom he feels the potentialities of God, and his own helpless impotence.

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It was an His simple manners. exceedingly hot day and the simoom was blowing fiercely.

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