sandstorm
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3.4
- noun
- /ˈsændˌstɔrm/
:
tormenta de arena
- During our desert expedition, we experienced a violent sandstorm that forced us to seek shelter immediately.
Crazy sandstorm coming in to Coachella.
- Crazy sandstorm coming in to Coachella.
- And now when we were there, there was a sandstorm.
- military forces to navigate and maneuver in sandstorms.
- A sign warns against visual impairment and sandstorms.
- I can't see shit because it's like a massive sandstorm and all of a sudden Jamil has no lights on anything.
Examples
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Frequent sandstorms, high winds, extreme temperatures, and poisonous snakes make working in Kharga challenging.
Academic text (2008) -
Extreme temperatures and treacherous weather events make life outside the cities of Arrakis truly hostile, with sandstorms powerful enough to cut through metal.
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Two days ago, the largest sandstorm in 100 years occurred.
Fiction book (1998) -
A few days ago we had a sandstorm.
Academic text (2007) -
Ladies and gentlemen, we have another mild sandstorm today.
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A savage sandstorm was on its way, sweeping every living thing before it.
Academic text (1994) -
The sandstorm has cleared, and in its place, a harsh desert sun beats down.
Fiction book (2002) -
The men wear turbans, mostly white, as protection from the sun and sandstorms.
Academic text (2005) -
"Forty degrees Celsius," he wrote in his diary, "a severe sandstorm erupts."
Fiction book (1996) -
This stalemate lasted until dusk when a sandstorm obscured the battlefield.
Synonyms
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2.2
Strong wind that lifts dust and sand into the air and makes it hard to see
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7.4
A strong wind that lifts and carries dust or sand
How Strong
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word sandstorm comes from the two simple parts sand ('tiny grains') and storm ('strong wind or bad weather'), so it literally means a 'storm' of 'sand', like a snowstorm is a storm of snow. That's why a sandstorm is a windstorm that blows clouds of sand through the air.