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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sirocco \siroc"co\ si^ro^k"k-o, n.; pl. siroccos
si^ro^k"k=oz. it. sirocco, scirocco, ar. shorug,
fr. sharq the rising of the sun, the east, fr, sharaca to
rise as the sun. cf. saracen.
1. an oppressive, relaxing wind from the libyan deserts,
chiefly experienced in italy, malta, and sicily.
1913 webster
2. in general, any hot dry wind of cyclonic origin, blowing
from arid or heated regions, including the desert wind of
southern california, the harmattan of the west coasts of
africa, the hot winds of kansas and texas, the kamsin of
egypt, the leste of the madeira islands, and the
leveche of spain.
webster 1913 suppl.
see also:
siroccos saracen harmattan kamsin leste leveche
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
leveche \leve"che\, n. sp. cf. lebeccio. meteor.
a dry sirocco of spain.
webster 1913 suppl.
see also:
lebeccio
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