simoom C2 Topic:Weather & Climate Also spelled simoon US /sɪˈmuːm/ UK /sɪˈmuːm/ See IPA manual Freq #148081 Meanings 1 noun a violently hot, dry, dust-laden wind that blows in the deserts of Arabia and North Africa The caravan halted as a suffocating simoom swept across the desert. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a violently hot, dry,... simoonsamiel Word family Related forms siroccokhamsinsandstorm Etymology Borrowed from Arabic samūm ("hot or poisonous wind"), from a verb meaning "to poison." The name reflects the dangerous heat and choking dust associated with this desert wind. Topics Weather & Climate External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # simoom **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /sɪˈmuːm/ **IPA (UK):** /sɪˈmuːm/ **Frequency rank:** 148081 ## Meanings 1. a violently hot, dry, dust-laden wind that blows in the deserts of Arabia and North Africa ## Examples - The caravan halted as a suffocating simoom swept across the desert. ## Synonyms - simoon - samiel ## Related Forms - sirocco - khamsin - sandstorm ## Etymology Borrowed from Arabic samūm ("hot or poisonous wind"), from a verb meaning "to poison." The name reflects the dangerous heat and choking dust associated with this desert wind. ## Topics - Weather & Climate markdown