a rotating column of water or dust, a waterspout or dust-whirl.
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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 > dust-spout or sand-spout (8) whirl-spout1737 a rotating column of water or dust, a waterspout or dust-whirl. devil1813 Originally Anglo-Indian. A whirlwind. Also: a moving column or funnel of dust, sand, water, etc., caused by a whirlwind; a dust storm. Cf. pishachi… sand-spouta1849 a pillar of sand raised by a whirlwind in a desert. sand-pillar1879 = sand-spout n. dust-devil1888 see devil, n. 12. sand-devil1901 in Africa, a small whirlwind. whirly-whirly1928 (a) a dentist's drill (nonce-use); (b) Australian a whirling air current or dust cloud. sand-smoke1930 a whirlwind or sandstorm. |
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