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单词 shamal
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Definition of shamal in English:

shamal

noun ʃəˈmɑːlSHəˈmäl
  • A hot, dry north-westerly wind blowing across the Persian Gulf in summer, typically causing sandstorms.

    夏马风(夏季吹过波斯湾的干热西北风,常引起沙尘暴)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In the midwinter and early summer, the shamal - a north wind carrying sand and dust - blows fiercely.
    • My scenario wasn't sorcery, but the work of weather tables (avoid the shamals), as well as a logistics estimate on the time required to field an overwhelming U.S. combat force.
    • A shamal had formed in the Tigris-Euphrates river valley in southern Iraq and was moving south.
    • A shamal had been developing throughout the night.
    • Paul's battalion lost five soldiers, the first four in a blinding sandstorm known as the 40-day shamal, or 40 days of wind.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Arabic šamāl 'north (wind)'.

Definition of shamal in US English:

shamal

nounSHəˈmäl
  • A hot, dry northwesterly wind blowing across the Persian Gulf in summer, typically causing sandstorms.

    夏马风(夏季吹过波斯湾的干热西北风,常引起沙尘暴)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • My scenario wasn't sorcery, but the work of weather tables (avoid the shamals), as well as a logistics estimate on the time required to field an overwhelming U.S. combat force.
    • A shamal had been developing throughout the night.
    • In the midwinter and early summer, the shamal - a north wind carrying sand and dust - blows fiercely.
    • A shamal had formed in the Tigris-Euphrates river valley in southern Iraq and was moving south.
    • Paul's battalion lost five soldiers, the first four in a blinding sandstorm known as the 40-day shamal, or 40 days of wind.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Arabic šamāl ‘north (wind)’.

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