The term 'desert wind' can be broken down into five crossword solutions: SIROCCO (7 letters), Scirocco (8 letters), Dunes (5 letters), ANA (3 letters), and Gobi (4 letters). SIROCCO and Scirocco are both hot, dry winds that originate in the Sahara Desert and blow across the Mediterranean Sea. Dunes are large mounds of sand formed by the wind in deserts. ANA is a type of dust storm that occurs in the Sahara Desert. Finally, the Gobi Desert is a large desert located in northern China and southern Mongolia.