harmattan

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim 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.

   “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.”

2. isim A season which spans the period in which the harmattan wind blows.