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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 sand
Familiarity information: SANDSTORM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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