dust storm

or dust·storm

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noun

a storm of strong winds and dust-filled air over an extensive area during a period of drought over normally arable land (distinguished from sandstorm).

Also called duster.

Origin of dust storm

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby dust storm

dust mop, dust mouse, dust off, dust ruffle, dust shot, dust storm, dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return, dust well, dust whirl, dust-bath, dust-bathe

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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dust storm

or dust·storm

noun

Origin of dust storm

Words nearby dust storm

Example sentences from the Web for dust storm

British Dictionary definitions for dust storm

noun

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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dust storm

or dust·storm

noun

Origin of dust storm

Words nearby dust storm

Words related to dust storm

Example sentences from the Web for dust storm

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British Dictionary definitions for dust storm