khamsin
Example Sentences
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The khamsin is a baleful wind that flares out of the deserts, drying out the land and the people until the flesh fairly crackles.
From Time Magazine Archive
The khamsin, the hot African wind, filled the air with the sands of the Sahara.
From Time Magazine Archive
Under Ottoman Empire law, murder was held more pardonable if committed while the khamsin was blowing.
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Additional tests have shown that their conditions are aggravated, not directly caused by the khamsin.
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When the khamsin blows the dust-storms upon the caravan, the camel-driver hath no care for his camels.
From The Weavers: a tale of England and Egypt of fifty years ago - Complete by Parker, Gilbert
