📚 noun • entry_id 7605
duststorm
/ˈdʌst.stɔːm/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
polvareda • tormenta de polvo
A phenomenon in which gale- to hurricane-force winds blow soil particles up into a planet's atmosphere.
In the 1930s, duststorms in the central U.S. were responsible for crippling damage to countless farms.
Near-synonyms: sandstorm (broadly synonymous), haboob
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