kamseens
/kæmˈsiːnz/
noun
- Plural of kamseen; multiple occurrences of the hot, dry wind in Egypt and the eastern Mediterranean.
- Travelers in the desert dread the kamseens because they reduce visibility to almost zero.
- The region experiences several kamseens each spring, each lasting a day or two.
- Ancient records mention kamseens that buried entire caravans under sand.