si·roc·co /səˈrɑ(ˌ)ko, ʃə-/
從非洲吹向南歐一帶的非洲熱風,熱風
Si·roc·co n.; pl. Siroccos
1. An oppressive, relaxing wind from the Libyan deserts, chiefly experienced in Italy, Malta, and Sicily.
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.
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sirocco
n : a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand; "it was
the kind of duster not experienced in years" [syn: dust
storm, duster, sandstorm]