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DUST DEVIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dust devil mean?
• DUST DEVIL (noun)
The noun DUST DEVIL has 1 sense:
1. a miniature whirlwind strong enough to whip dust and leaves and litter into the air
Familiarity information: DUST DEVIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A miniature whirlwind strong enough to whip dust and leaves and litter into the air
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural phenomena
Hypernyms ("dust devil" is a kind of...):
whirlwind (a more or less vertical column of air whirling around itself as it moves over the surface of the Earth)
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