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sand·storm

(sănd′stôrm′)

A strong wind carrying clouds of sand and dust through the air.

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sandstorm

(ˈsændˌstɔːm)

(Physical Geography) a strong wind that whips up clouds of sand, esp in a desert

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sand•storm

(ˈsændˌstɔrm)

n.

a windstorm, esp. in a desert, that blows along great clouds of sand.

[1765–75]

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Noun

sandstorm - a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand; "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years"

dust storm, duster, sirocco

windstorm - a storm consisting of violent winds

Translations

hiekkamyrsky

sandbylursandstormur

tempesta di sabbia

sandstorm

sandstorm

sandstorm

[ˈsændstɔːm] N → tempestad f de arena

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

sandstorm

[ˈsændstɔː^rm] n → tempête f de sablesand trap n (US) → bunker m

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sandstorm

[ˈsændˌstɔːm] n → tempesta di sabbia

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