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dust-storm
dust storm
noun
a storm of strong winds and dust-filled air over an extensive area during a period of drought over normally arable land ( distinguished from
sandstorm
).
Also,
dust·storm.
Also called
duster
.
Origin:
1875–80
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dust storm
—
n
a windstorm that whips up clouds of dust
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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