sandstorm
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Meteorology, Geographysandstormsand‧storm /ˈsændstɔːm $ -stɔːrm/ noun [countable] HEMa storm in the desert, in which sand is blown around by strong windsExamples from the Corpussandstorm• It landed a hundred feet behind us, starting a brief sandstorm before the pitch was bottomed.• In a while, tiny figures lay slanted against the swirling yellows of a desert sandstorm.• A ferocious sandstorm overturned a mobile library.• Other natural phenomena also can bury a site, including sandstorms and landslides.