Meaning

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

    Near-synonyms: duststorm, duster (broadly synonymous), haboob

    Sandsturm

    песча́ная бу́ряpesčánaja búrja

    піща́на бу́ряpiščána búrja

    a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand

Examples

14 sentences
  1. Tom got lost in the sandstorm.

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  2. The sandstorm ended and we regained visibility.

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  3. The flight will be delayed because of a sandstorm.

    ruРейс будет отложен из-за песчаной бури.

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  4. In this area, sandstorms can last up to four days.

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  5. Make sure every orifice is covered before you enter the sandstorm.

    deStellen Sie sicher, dass jede Körperöffnung bedeckt ist, bevor Sie sich in den Sandsturm begeben.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
strong wind carrying clouds of sand:
Русский
By meaning 1
strong wind carrying clouds of sand:
Deutsch
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strong wind carrying clouds of sand:

Origin

From sand + storm.

From sand + storm.

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Forms

plural: sandstorms

Synonyms

6 synonyms
duststormhaboobduster[Appendix:Glossary
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sandstorm — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto