simoom
Definitions
A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind of the desert, particularly of Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries, generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or sandy plains.
Equivalents
Examples
“The desert storm was riding in its strength; the travellers lay⟳ beneath the mastery of the fell simoom. Whirling wreaths and columns of burning wind, rushed around and over them.”
“Stephen's heart had withered up like⟳ a flower of the desert that feels the simoom coming from afar.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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