duststorm

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duststorm

/ˈdʌst.stɔːm/ UK
/ˈdʌst.stɔɹm/ US

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From dust + storm.

noun duststorms · dust storm · dust-storm

A phenomenon in which gale- to hurricane-force winds blow soil particles up into a planet's atmosphere. Near-synonyms: sandstorm (broadly synonymous), haboob
Similar: duster, sandstorm, haboob

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noun A storm of dust

Español	polvareda, tormenta de polvo
日本語	砂塵嵐 sajin arashi, 砂嵐 sunaarashi
中文	沙塵暴 /沙尘暴 shāchénbào, 塵暴 /尘暴 chénbào
हिन्दी	अंधड़ andhaṛ, आँधी āndhī
Português	tempestade de poeira
Français	tempête de sable
Deutsch	Sandsturm, Staubsturm
Русский	пы́льная бу́ря pýlʹnaja búrja
العربية	عَاصِفَة الْغُبَار ʕāṣifat al-ḡubār, عَاصِفَة رَمْلِيَّة ʕāṣifa ramliyya
עברית	סופת חול

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@misc{duststorm_2026,
  title = {duststorm},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/duststorm},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}