kamsin
/kæmˈsiːn/
noun
- Alternative spelling of kamseen; a hot, dry, dusty wind in Egypt and the eastern Mediterranean.
- The kamsin carries fine sand that gets into every crack and crevice.
- The kamsin blew for three days straight, forcing everyone indoors.
- In Cairo, the kamsin is often called the 'fifty-day wind' because it can last up to fifty days.
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