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Sandstorm

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A strong wind carrying clouds of sand and dust through the air.

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n. A strong wind carrying clouds of sand and dust through the air.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand

Word Usage

"Some said the archimandrite had fled, though others said she had been captured by Mishra, and still others said the sandstorm was her doing, as the banishing of the dragon engines had been"

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

windstorm

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

duststorm

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

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