dust storm

or dust·storm

[ duhst-stawrm ]

/ ˈdʌst ˌstɔrm /

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noun Meteorology.

an occurrence of strong winds permeating the air with fine particles of dust over an extensive area of normally arable land during a period of drought: It was a time of danger and despair on the prairie, with one dust storm after another.

Also called duster.

Compare black blizzard, sandstorm.

Origin of dust storm

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby dust storm

dustpan, dustproof, dust ruffle, dustsheet, dust shot, dust storm, Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return, dustup, dust well, dust whirl, dusty

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Example sentences from the Web for dust storm

Before we knew where we were, the dust-storm was on us, and everything was roaring, whirling darkness.
The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition|Rudyard Kipling
A dust-storm was raging, and we had some difficulty in finding our way through the network of trenches.
War in the Garden of Eden|Kermit Roosevelt
Since I began this sheet a dust-storm has covered everything on my table completely with sand.
Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India|W. S. R. Hodson
In the distance, a brown fog obscured the horizon and Kit knew it was a dust-storm blowing off the coast.
Kit Musgrave's Luck|Harold Bindloss

A drawing-room, the window of which has been carelessly left open during a dust-storm, is indeed an extraordinary sight.
Following the Equator, Complete|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)

British Dictionary definitions for dust storm

dust storm

noun

a windstorm that whips up clouds of dust

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单词	dust storm
释义	dust storm or dust·storm [ duhst-stawrm ] / ˈdʌst ˌstɔrm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dust storm ON THESAURUS.COM noun Meteorology. an occurrence of strong winds permeating the air with fine particles of dust over an extensive area of normally arable land during a period of drought: It was a time of danger and despair on the prairie, with one dust storm after another. Also called duster. Compare black blizzard, sandstorm. Origin of dust storm First recorded in 1875–80 Words nearby dust storm dustpan, dustproof, dust ruffle, dustsheet, dust shot, dust storm, Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return, dustup, dust well, dust whirl, dusty Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dust storm Before we knew where we were, the dust-storm was on us, and everything was roaring, whirling darkness. The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition\|Rudyard Kipling A dust-storm was raging, and we had some difficulty in finding our way through the network of trenches. War in the Garden of Eden\|Kermit Roosevelt Since I began this sheet a dust-storm has covered everything on my table completely with sand. Twelve Years of a Soldier's Life in India\|W. S. R. Hodson In the distance, a brown fog obscured the horizon and Kit knew it was a dust-storm blowing off the coast. Kit Musgrave's Luck\|Harold Bindloss A drawing-room, the window of which has been carelessly left open during a dust-storm, is indeed an extraordinary sight. Following the Equator, Complete\|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) British Dictionary definitions for dust storm dust storm noun a windstorm that whips up clouds of dust Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dust storm sandstorm, devil, black blizzard, dust devil, duster, harmattan, khamsin, samiel, shaitan, simoom, sirocco
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dust storm

or dust·storm

noun Meteorology.

Origin of dust storm

Words nearby dust storm

Example sentences from the Web for dust storm

British Dictionary definitions for dust storm

noun

Words related to dust storm