单词 | haboob |
释义 | haboob/həˈbuːb /noun A violent and oppressive wind blowing in summer in Sudan and elsewhere, bringing sand from the desert.Heading for the desert he attempts the Marathon des Sables, an exhausting and dangerous seven-day test of ability, to see what effect dry heat has on the weather, from mirages to the deadly desert sandstorm that is the haboob....
OriginLate 19th century: from Arabic habūb 'blowing furiously'. |
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