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- [sand-stawrm]
- /ˈsændˌstɔrm/
- /ˈsænd.stɔːm/
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- [sand-stawrm]
- /ˈsændˌstɔrm/
Definitions of sandstorm word
- noun sandstorm a windstorm, especially in a desert, that blows along great clouds of sand (distinguished from dust storm). 1
- noun sandstorm desert wind that stirs up sand 1
- countable noun sandstorm A sandstorm is a strong wind in a desert area, which carries sand through the air. 0
- noun sandstorm a strong wind that whips up clouds of sand, esp in a desert 0
- noun sandstorm a windstorm in which large quantities of sand are blown about in the air in close proximity to the ground 0
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Origin of sandstorm
First appearance:
before 1765 One of the 46% newest English words
First recorded in 1765-75; sand + storm
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Parts of speech for Sandstorm
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sandstorm popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sandstorm usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sandstorm
noun sandstorm
- black blizzard — a dust storm.
- dust devil — a small whirlwind 10–100 feet (3–30 meters) in diameter and from several hundred to 1000 feet (305 meters) high, common in dry regions on hot, calm afternoons and made visible by the dust, debris, and sand it picks up from the ground.
- dust storm — 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).
- duster — a person or thing that removes or applies dust.
- harmattan — (on the west coast of Africa) a dry, parching land breeze, charged with dust.
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