a desert storm of wind accompanied with clouds of sand; also figurative.
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| 释义 | the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > dry weather or climate > [noun] > dust-storm or sand-storm (19) sandstorm1774 a desert storm of wind accompanied with clouds of sand; also figurative. dust-storm1879 a tempest in which large clouds of dust are raised and carried along. shaitan1883 In Indian contexts: a dust storm. Obsolete. shower1898 Australian. A dust storm. Frequently with prefixed place name. Subcategories:— dust-spout or sand-spout (8) — dust driven before the wind (2) — dust-cloud or sand-cloud (5) |
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