sirocco
noun pl. siroccos
- a hot, steady, oppressive wind blowing from the Libyan deserts across the Mediterranean into S Europe, often bringing dust and sometimes accompanied by rain
- any hot, oppressive wind, esp. one blowing toward a center of low barometric pressure
See sirocco in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(sə-rŏkˈō) also sci·roc·co (shə-, sə-)
noun pl. si·roc·cos also
sci·roc·cos - A hot humid south or southeast wind of southern Italy, Sicily, and the Mediterranean islands, originating in the Sahara Desert as a dry dusty wind but becoming moist as it passes over the Mediterranean.
- A hot or warm southerly wind, especially one moving toward a low barometric pressure center.
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