2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Simoom \Si*moom"\, Simoon \Si*moon"\, n. [Ar. sam?m, fr. samma to poison. Cf. {Samiel}.] A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind, that blows occasionally in Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries, generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or sandy plains. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: simoon n : a violent hot sand-laden wind on the deserts of Arabia and North Africa [syn: {simoom}, {samiel}]
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