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SANDSTORM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sandstorm mean? 

SANDSTORM (noun)
  The noun SANDSTORM has 1 sense:

1. a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sandplay

  Familiarity information: SANDSTORM used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SANDSTORM (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural phenomena

Synonyms:

dust storm; duster; sandstorm; sirocco

Context example:

it was the kind of duster not experienced in years

Hypernyms ("sandstorm" is a kind of...):

windstorm (a storm consisting of violent winds)


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