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单词 desert devil
释义

desert devil

[ dez-ert dev-uhl ]
/ ˈdɛz ərt ˌdɛv əl /

noun Meteorology.

a dust whirl that occurs in a desert: I got some great shots of a blooming cactus before spotting this desert devil on what seemed to be a windless day.
Also called sand au·ger [sand-aw-ger], /ˈsænd ˌɔ gər/, sand dev·il [sand-dev-uhl] /ˈsænd ˌdɛv əl/ .

Origin of desert devil

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby desert devil

desert a sinking ship, Desert boot, desert boots, desert cooler, Desert Culture, desert devil, deserted, desert elephant, desert fathers, desert fever, deserticolous
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