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Grammar : Noun
Spell : hahr-muh-tan
Phonetic Transcription : ˌhɑr məˈtæn

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Définition of harmattan

  • As in dust storm : noun dust- or sand-carrying windstorm
Example sentences :
  • This harmattan, by the way, is a bit of a meteorological mystery.
  • Extract from : « A Camera Actress in the Wilds of Togoland » by Meg Gehrts
  • The harmattan prevails for several days in succession, and alternates with winds from the south and south-west.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 » by Various
  • The dry east wind known as the harmattan blows intermittently from December to March.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 » by Various
  • The mean temperature in the dry season, when the “harmattan” is frequent, is 62 Fahr., in the wet season 86.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" » by Various
  • Those storms which are accompanied with a clear sky, as the northers of the Gulf of Mexico, the harmattan of Africa, &c.
  • Extract from : « The Sailor's Word-Book » by William Henry Smyth
  • The Harmattan, a very dry east wind from the African continent, occasionally makes itself felt.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 » by Various
  • A hot wind, like the harmattan of the Guinea coast, rose and drove the sand before it in clouds.
  • Extract from : « The Days of Chivalry » by Ernest Louis Victor Jules L'Epine

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