Harmattan
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌhɑːməˈtæn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Harmattan is a noun meaning A season which spans the period in which the harmattan wind blows.
Meaning
A season which spans the period in which the harmattan wind blows.
More Meanings
- A dry and dusty wind which blows from the Sahara over the Atlantic coast of West Africa in December, January and February, being a hot wind in some areas and a cold wind in others.
Example Sentences
That was many years ago, twenty years or more, and during this time Okonkwo's fame had grown like a bush-fire in the harmattan.
Storm-clouds stretched their arms across the sky; from the east, to all appearances, might come a fierce harmattan, or from the south might come the fierce hurricane.
Word Forms
- harmattans
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include khamaseen, khamsin, chamsin, kamsin, khamseen, shamal.
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