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sirocco

noun as in dust storm

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Example Sentences

The tops of the hills were laden with thunder-clouds, and the turbid atmosphere laboured with the stifling Sirocco.

The sirocco was driving the clouds in the direction of the Via Farnesina, and the yellow floods shimmered gaily.

He observed that their appearance coincided with the return of the sirocco, which blows in Sicily on its western side.

It was blowing a sirocco, with thick rain and a heavy sea, nevertheless we all stood on the bridge to watch the hazardous venture.

He was perfectly familiar with the various stages of the sirocco, as he had long ago named her outbursts.

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On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to sirocco, such as: sandstorm, black blizzard, devil, dust devil, duster, and harmattan.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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