sandstorm

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sand·storm /ˈsændstɔːm $ -stɔːrm/ noun [countable]  HEMa storm in the desert, in which sand is blown around by strong winds 沙暴，沙尘暴

Examples from the Corpus

sandstorm• A venture on to the beach entailed braving a sandstorm which continued unabated over night, partially burying our boats!• It landed a hundred feet behind us, starting a brief sandstorm before the pitch was bottomed.• In a while, tiny figures lay slanted against the swirling yellows of a desert sandstorm.• A ferocious sandstorm overturned a mobile library.• Other natural phenomena also can bury a site, including sandstorms and landslides.

sand·storm nounChineseSyllable  

desert, in in storm the a Corpus which sand

sandstorm
sand‧storm /ˈsændstɔːm $ -stɔːrm/ noun [countable]
a storm in the desert, in which sand is blown around by strong winds

sand·stormBrE /ˈsændstɔːm/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsændstɔːrm/ 🔊 nouna storm in a desert in which sand is blown into the air by strong winds 沙暴