dust storm

[duhst stawrm] / ˈdʌst ˌstɔrm /

NOUN

dust- or sand-carrying windstorm

Synonyms

STRONGEST

sandstorm

WEAK

black blizzard devil dust devil duster harmattan khamsin peesash samiel sand column sandspout shaitan simoom sirocco

Example Sentences

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They found that electrical discharges were normally associated with dust devils and dust storm fronts.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

The ferocious dust storm around the event’s temporary Black Rock City forced organizers to shutter the event’s gates and its nearby airport as the weather service warned of a “wall of blowing dust.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2025

On Saturday, under a cloud-dotted blue sky and before a dust storm rolled in, he spoke of the lack of shade at Silvestre Jr.’s elementary school.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2024

Combination of newly plowed fields & gusty northwest winds is generating a dust storm in this area.

From Washington Post • May 1, 2023

In the great Martian dust storm of 1971, spectral features of the dust were obtained by the Mariner 9 infrared spectrometer.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan