Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An obsolete form of
sirocco .
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- noun Alternative spelling of
sirocco .
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Examples
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SANCHEZ: The Volkswagen Iroc, as in middle of the word scirocco, is a two-door sportster as well.
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"THE ENGLISHMAN IN ITALY" is a vivid picture of Italian peasant-life on the plain of Sorrento: the occasion being an outbreak of the well-known hot wind -- the "scirocco" -- which, in this case, has brought with it a storm of rain.
A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) Sutherland Orr 1865
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The weather has shown some signs of improvement and tempted me, despite the persistent "scirocco" mood, to a few excursions into the neighbourhood.
Old Calabria Norman Douglas 1910
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He concludes with a brief allusion to the political scirocco which is blackening the English sky, and will not vanish so quickly as this has done; and thus hints at a reason, if the reader desires one, for his temporary rustication in a foreign land.
A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.) Sutherland Orr 1865
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Every once in a while, a hot wind rustled the vines, a reminder of the legendary scirocco that blew into Sicily from the Sahara, bringing with it swirls of dust and sand.
Georgia’s Kitchen Jenny Nelson 2010
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Generally speaking, such locations are not going to experience foen / scirocco / chinook / santa ana conditions.
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A few days ago, I was sleeping in Venice with afternoons in the 80s, a dry desert scirocco moving wind chimes.
vor f��nfzehn Jahren 2006
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This has given rise the malignant combination of intense scirocco winds out on the Adriatic and, in Venice, blustery bora winds from the northeast.
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This has given rise the malignant combination of intense scirocco winds out on the Adriatic and, in Venice, blustery bora winds from the northeast.
Veniceblog: 2004
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A few days ago, I was sleeping in Venice with afternoons in the 80s, a dry desert scirocco moving wind chimes.
26.9" 2006
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