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noun - a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa
noun - a hot, dry desert wind
SIMOOM - Simoom (Arabic: samm; from the root s-m-m, "to poison") is a strong, dry, dust-laden wind usually used to describe a local wind that blows in th...
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Simoom (Arabic: samm; from the root s-m-m, "to poison") is a strong, dry, dust-laden wind usually used to describe a local wind that blows in the Sahara, Israel, Jordan, Syria, and the deserts of Arabian Peninsula. Its temperature may exceed 54 °C (129 °F) and the humidity may fall below 10%. Alternative spellings include samoon, samun, simoun, and simoon. Another name used for this wind is samiel (Persian samyeli). Simoom winds have an alternative type occurring in the region of Central Asia known as "Garmsil" (). * The name means "poison wind" and is given because the sudden onset of simoom may also cause heat stroke. This is attributed to the fact that the hot wind brings more heat to the body than can be disposed of by the evaporation of perspiration. * The Nuttall Encyclopædia described the simoom:* The storm moves in cyclone (circular) form, carrying clouds of dust and sand, and produces on humans and animals a suffocating effect. * A 19th-century account of simoom in Egypt reads |