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desert wind [¦dez·ərt ′wind] (meteorology) A wind blowing off the desert, which is very dry and usually dusty, hot in summer but cold in winter, and with a large diurnal range of temperature. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Santa Ana (a hot desert wind named after Saint Anne)--Reflecting the animosity that the majority of the politically correct have for politicians in the party opposing their favored party (and ignoring the fact that there really isn't much of a difference between the two main political parties), it will forever be known as a Republican Wind. Ray Monti was deputy superintendent for educational services and had been principal at Quartz Hill, Antelope Valley and Desert Winds high schools in the 1980s and 1990s. Accompanied by percussive beats on skins, this trio of incantory dancers spiraled in tandem and around each other as if carried along by the desert wind. |
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