Khamsin

[kæmsin]

(noun.) an oppressively hot southerly wind from the Sahara that blows across Egypt in the spring.

Edited by Cheryl--From WordNet

(n.) A hot southwesterly wind in Egypt, coming from the Sahara.

(n.) Same as Kamsin.

Editor: Sheldon

n. a hot south-west wind in Egypt blowing for about fifty days from about the middle of March.

Inputed by Elisabeth