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sirocco

noun
/sɪˈrɒkoʊ/

Meaning

A hot, dry wind blowing from North Africa across the Mediterranean to southern Europe.

Example Sentences

The sirocco made the city unbearably hot and dusty.

Synonyms

desert wind, hot wind, dust storm, dry wind

Antonyms

cool breeze, zephyr

Collocations

blowing sirocco, desert sirocco, hot sirocco, summer sirocco

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