scirocco
Americannoun
plural
sciroccosExample Sentences
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That marine situation . . . only think of three thousand years of scirocco, summer and winter!
From Old Calabria by Douglas, Norman
The night was obscure, and black clouds were gathering on all sides, impelled by a violent scirocco.
From Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century by Garibaldi, Giuseppe
He wished Home might always wear such a dismal veil of dampness, scirocco, and cloud.
From Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster by Crawford, F. Marion (Francis Marion)
Northerners who have never been in Rome have no idea of the nature of the scirocco; they suppose it to be a storm of hot wind.
From Our Own Set A Novel by Schubin, Ossip
Take the mild, soft, relaxing climate—even the scirocco does not touch me.
From Life and Letters of Robert Browning by Browning, Robert
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