burann.
/ˈbuːrɑːn/ In the steppes, a snowstorm, esp. one accompanied by high winds; a blizzard.
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1886 Encycl. Brit. XXI. 76 Gales with snow (burans, myatels), lasting from two to three days..are especially dangerous to man and beast.
1898 J. T. Bealby & E. H. Hearn tr. S. Hedin Through Asia I. viii. 99 These burans or snow-hurricanes come on with startling suddenness.
1936 P. Fleming News from Tartary vi. xi. 305 When we went on the evening sky was overcast and presently the buran hit us.
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