Definition of harmattan in English:

harmattan

noun hɑːˈmat(ə)nˌhärməˈtän

A very dry, dusty easterly or north-easterly wind on the West African coast, occurring from December to February.
Example sentencesExamples
- During the harmattan, a cool, dusty wind from the Sahara grays the skies.
- Rainfall records are spotty, but other worrisome developments - changes in flora and the more frequent appearance of harmattan dust - point to a serious decline in moisture levels.
- The savanna lands (grassy plains) of the northern regions face harmattan (dust-laden) winds for four months each year.
- In winter the drying harmattan wind blows from the interior.
- It is subject to constant dust-laden winds variously known as sirocco, khamsin, simoom and harmattan.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Akan haramata.

Rhymes

baton, batten, fatten, flatten, Manhattan, Mountbatten, paten, patten, pattern, platen, Saturn, slattern

Definition of harmattan in US English:

harmattan

nounˌhärməˈtän

A very dry, dusty easterly or northeasterly wind on the West African coast, occurring from December to February.
Example sentencesExamples
- Rainfall records are spotty, but other worrisome developments - changes in flora and the more frequent appearance of harmattan dust - point to a serious decline in moisture levels.
- In winter the drying harmattan wind blows from the interior.
- The savanna lands (grassy plains) of the northern regions face harmattan (dust-laden) winds for four months each year.
- It is subject to constant dust-laden winds variously known as sirocco, khamsin, simoom and harmattan.
- During the harmattan, a cool, dusty wind from the Sahara grays the skies.

Origin

Late 17th century: from Akan haramata.

单词	harmattan
释义	Definition of harmattan in English: harmattan noun hɑːˈmat(ə)nˌhärməˈtän A very dry, dusty easterly or north-easterly wind on the West African coast, occurring from December to February. Example sentencesExamples During the harmattan, a cool, dusty wind from the Sahara grays the skies. Rainfall records are spotty, but other worrisome developments - changes in flora and the more frequent appearance of harmattan dust - point to a serious decline in moisture levels. The savanna lands (grassy plains) of the northern regions face harmattan (dust-laden) winds for four months each year. In winter the drying harmattan wind blows from the interior. It is subject to constant dust-laden winds variously known as sirocco, khamsin, simoom and harmattan. Origin Late 17th century: from Akan haramata. Rhymes baton, batten, fatten, flatten, Manhattan, Mountbatten, paten, patten, pattern, platen, Saturn, slattern Definition of harmattan in US English: harmattan nounˌhärməˈtän A very dry, dusty easterly or northeasterly wind on the West African coast, occurring from December to February. Example sentencesExamples Rainfall records are spotty, but other worrisome developments - changes in flora and the more frequent appearance of harmattan dust - point to a serious decline in moisture levels. In winter the drying harmattan wind blows from the interior. The savanna lands (grassy plains) of the northern regions face harmattan (dust-laden) winds for four months each year. It is subject to constant dust-laden winds variously known as sirocco, khamsin, simoom and harmattan. During the harmattan, a cool, dusty wind from the Sahara grays the skies. Origin Late 17th century: from Akan haramata.
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