Definitionn. an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring
Last update: June 23, 2015
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Similar winds are met with in Spain (the Leveche), but they reach their greatest development in the Simooms of Algeria and Syria, and the Khamsin of Egypt. [Please select]
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"Pestilence and Khamsin." [Please select]
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"When the khamsin blows the dust-storms upon the caravan, the camel-driver hath no care for his camels." [Please select]
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"O effendi, shall the camel-driver laugh when the camels are lost in the khamsin and the water-bottle is empty." [Please select]
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"By Allah," he said aloud abstractedly, "it is a face that will not hide when the khamsin blows." [Please select]
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During the night a Khamsin wind began to blow, though lightly as was to be expected at this season of the year. [Please select]
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"When the khamsin comes, when the camels stampede, and the children of the storm fall upon the caravan, can it be foretold in what way Fate shall do her work." [Please select]
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