khamsin
Example Sentences
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Jerusalem has up to 150 days of khamsin a year, during which time temperatures soar above 90� while the relative humidity plummets toward zero.
From Time Magazine Archive
The shaky cease-fire shifted attention back to Lebanon's complicated political situation, which was about as impenetrable as the khamsin.
From Time Magazine Archive
A third category of khamsin sufferers have more complex reactions.
From Time Magazine Archive
These victims have few specific complaints beyond an extreme sensitivity to the rapid temperature changes caused by the khamsin.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was another very hot day, with a khamsin blowing, and the hard, shelterless hill-sides were a poor place to spend it on.
From The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 by Morrison, F. L.
