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Sirocco (/ s ɪ ˈ r ɒ k oʊ / sih-RO-koh), scirocco, or, rarely, siroc is a Mediterranean wind that comes from the Sahara and can reach hurricane speeds in North Africa and Southern Europe, especially during the summer season.
sirocco, warm, humid wind occurring over the northern Mediterranean Sea and southern Europe, where it blows from the south or southeast and brings uncomfortably humid air. The sirocco is produced on the east sides of low-pressure centres that travel eastward over the southern Mediterranean.
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May 11, 2018 · si·roc·co / səˈräkō / (also sci·roc·co / shəˈräkō; sə- / ) • n. (pl. -cos) a hot wind, often dusty or rainy, blowing from North Africa across the Mediterranean to southern Europe. The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. sirocco. views 3,725,680 updated May 18 2018.
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1. a. : a hot dust-laden wind from the Libyan deserts that blows on the northern Mediterranean coast chiefly in Italy, Malta, and Sicily. b. : a warm moist oppressive southeast wind in the same regions. 2. : a hot or warm wind of cyclonic origin from an arid or heated region. Examples of sirocco in a Sentence.
Location: Mediterranean Sea and coasts. The term Sirocco (sometimes also spelled Scirocco) is an all-inclusive name given to hot and subsequently humid southeast to southwest winds originating as hot, dry desert-air over Northern Africa, flowing northward into the southern Mediterranean basin.
Location: Mediterranean Sea and coasts. The term Sirocco (sometimes also spelled Scirocco) is an all-inclusive name given to hot and subsequently humid southeast to southwest winds originating as hot, dry desert-air over Northern Africa, flowing northward into the southern Mediterranean basin.
