harmattan
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məˈtæn noun
(on the west coast of Africa) a dry, parching land breeze, charged with dust.
Origin:
1665–75; said to be < Twi haramata
1665–75; said to be < Twi haramata
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| —n | |
| a dry dusty wind from the Sahara blowing towards the W African coast, esp from November to March | |
| [C17: from Twi haramata, perhaps from Arabic harām forbidden thing; see | |
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harmattan
hot, dry wind that blows from the northeast or east in the western Sahara and is strongest in late fall and winter (late November to mid-March). It usually carries large amounts of dust, which it transports hundreds of kilometres out over the Atlantic Ocean; the dust often interferes with aircraft operations and settles on the decks of ships.
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Example sentences
And it was not too hot either, because the cold and dry harmattan wind was blowing down from the north.
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