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Definition of Harmattan
1. Noun. A dusty wind from the Sahara that blows toward the western coast of Africa during the winter.
Definition of Harmattan
1. n. A dry, hot wind, prevailing on the Atlantic coast of Africa, in December, January, and February, blowing from the interior or Sahara. It is usually accompanied by a haze which obscures the sun.
Definition of Harmattan
1. Noun. Parching dust-bearing land-wind on coast of Upper Guinea in December, January & February. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Harmattan
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Harmattan
Literary usage of Harmattan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. We Two in West Africa by Decima Moore Guggisberg, Frederick Gordon Guggisberg (1909)
"... THE GOLD COAST The harmattan—Women's Rights—Rubber Hunters—We Leave Ashanti—Bush
... 29. the first day of a harmattan which blew for the next fortnight. ..."
2. A Directory for the North Atlantic Ocean, Comprising Instructions, General by Alexander George Findlay (1895)
"The harmattan has, likewise, very disagreeable effects on the skin, lips, ...
The effects of the harmattan in evaporation are great, as will appear by the ..."
3. A Residence at Sierra Leone: Described from a Journal Kept on the Spot, and by Elizabeth Melville, Elizabeth Colville Colville of Culross, Caroline Sheridan Norton (1849)
"Effects of the harmattan — Grasses— Anecdote — Migrations of Europeans — Loss of
... A MILD kind of harmattan has been blowing for the last fortnight, ..."
4. Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and (1823)
"No dew falls during the continuance of the harmattan ; nor is there the least
appearance of moisture in the atmosphere. Vegetables of every kind are very ..."
5. The Miscellaneous and Posthumous Works of Henry Thomas Buckle by Henry Thomas Buckle (1872)
"393, 394) says, " The harmattan, in passing over the great desert of Sahara,
acquires a very strong attraction for humidity, and parches up everything ..."
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